What puzzles me is finding an English name.
Dear friends, My Chinese name is "李灿荣"("li chan wing" in Cantonese and “li can rong in Manderin”). I want to create an English name which is similar to my Chinese name when it's read. Can I use a name like "charwing"，“charwin”，or “chanwick”. Which is better? or any other suggestion? I am not sure if those name have any bad meaning. It need solicit opinions from all sides.
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Well, given that Li is your family name, I would use the popular conversion to Lee. Even Li Jun Fan used this (Bruce Lee). Chan sounds like the diminutive to Chandler and Rong sounds like the diminutive to Ronald, your American name would be:
Ronald Chandler Lee
or Ron Lee for short.
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If you want an "English" name, then simply pick a common English name. We can accept and understand invented names, but whether or not it sounds authentically English is another matter.
I'd advise against "Charwing". It sounds like barbecued chicken. :)
"Charwin" is a little unusual, and I'd think of Charles + Darwin. Still, it could work.
"Chanwick" sounds like a location or a family name.
I checked a couple of other names - Chandrick and Channing are not common, but they are possible male names.
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Charles O'Brian (that name almost closer to your real name "li chan rong)
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Charlie Logan; Zachary Connor; Christopher Reuben; Kieran Kai; Ryan Reece.
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