---
title: "Identify Chinese name candidates, based on the romanized name ex. Wang Xiaoming"
method: GET
path: "/api2/json/chineseNameCandidates/{chineseSurnameLatin}/{chineseGivenNameLatin}"
tags: ["chinese"]
---

# Identify Chinese name candidates, based on the romanized name ex. Wang Xiaoming

`GET /api2/json/chineseNameCandidates/{chineseSurnameLatin}/{chineseGivenNameLatin}`

## Path parameters

- `chineseSurnameLatin` string, required
- `chineseGivenNameLatin` string, required

## Response `200`

A romanized name.

- NameMatchCandidatesOut — Classified matched names
  - `script` string
  - `id` string
  - `explanation` string
  - `firstName` string — The first name (also known as given name)
  - `lastName` string — The last name (also known as family name, or surname)
  - `orderOption` string — The option for ordering
  - `matchCandidates` NameMatchCandidateOut[] — The ordered list of name matching candidates
    - `candidateName` string — The name matching candidate name
    - `probability` number, double — The name matching estimated probability.
    - `predScoreGivenName` number, double — The given name prediction score.
    - `predScoreFamilyName` number, double — The family name prediction score.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or incorrect API Key
- `403` — Email not Verified, or API Limit Reached, or API Key Disabled
- `429` — Too Many Requests

---

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