修（xiu）
Name meaning
修 (xiu) means cultivate, refine, repair oneself and grow through disciplined learning.
Practical naming use
修 (xiu) is one of the best self-cultivation characters in Chinese naming. Through xiushen it carries the Confucian idea of improving the person, and through Ouyang Xiu it gains major Song literary authority. The character feels disciplined, educated and morally serious without sounding cold. It is especially useful for cultural depth, classical reference, personality image, because the character can carry a recognizable Chinese image without becoming empty dictionary filler. The best results come when the second character adds human direction, warmth, restraint or breadth, so the full given name feels lived-in rather than generic.
Pair 修 (xiu) with characters such as 文 (Wen) for literary cultivation, 德 (De) for moral character, 明 (Ming) for clear learning, 远 (Yuan) for long practice or 雅 (Ya) for refined self-cultivation. The second character should turn the cultural image into a clear human temperament.
修文 (Xiuwen): Xiu contributes cultivate, refine; Wen adds culture, writing.
Historical / name-use references
欧阳修 (Ouyang Xiu)
欧阳修 (ou yang xiu) Ouyang Xiu was a Northern Song statesman, historian and one of the great prose masters. His name makes 修 (xiu) especially powerful for scholarship, writing and public cultivation.