Students will select a given Chinese name from a list and learn the meaning of the name as well as how to write it in Chinese characters. Background Information A name is an important thing to have.
People use it to communicate.
It identifies a specific person among many persons. Some people like their names, others would prefer to change them and sometimes do. People often have a special 'nickname' and use it during their lifetime. Different parts of the world look at names in different ways. In parts of Africa, people are named for the day of the week on which they are born, the position in the family, or someone whom the family wishes to honor.