雨（yu）
Name meaning
雨 (Yu) means rain, nourishment and timely renewal.
Practical naming use
雨 (yu) is a rain-and-renewal character. It gives a name gentleness, nourishment and seasonal freshness, so the result feels soft but alive. It is especially useful for water imagery, unisex names, nature style, 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 雨 (yu) with characters such as 宁 (ning) for quiet renewal, 晴 (qing) for weather-bright freshness, 文 (wen) for lyrical softness or 安 (an) for gentle calm. The second character should keep the name nourishing, not overly watery.
雨宁 (Yuning): Yu contributes rain, nourishment; Ning adds peaceful, settled.
Reference
Du Fu · Chun Ye Xi Yu
Historical / name-use references
及时雨宋江 (Song Jiang / Timely Rain)
central Water Margin hero whose famous nickname is Jishi Yu; 雨 (Yu) appears directly in this recorded name, style name, title, or literary nickname.