Zhimo

Zhimo is a Mandarin pinyin transliteration used primarily as a Chinese given name. The meaning of Zhimo depends on the Chinese characters chosen for the syllables zhī and mò; common character sets include combinations such as 志 (will, aspiration) or 智 (wisdom) for zhì and 默 (silence), 末 (end), 莫 (do not), 磨 (grind), or 墨 (ink) for mò. Because it is a two-syllable name with variable characters, Zhimo does not carry a fixed meaning without specifying the exact characters used.

In usage, Zhimo appears in personal names within Chinese-speaking communities, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and overseas Chinese communities. It is typically treated as a given name, often masculine in contemporary usage, but the gender and meaning are ultimately determined by the chosen characters. Like many Chinese names, Zhimo is commonly selected to reflect parental wishes or desired qualities for the bearer.

Notable individuals with the name Zhimo may be identified by surname in full rather than by the given name alone, and there is no single widely recognized public figure universally known as just Zhimo. The term may also occur in branding, fictional works, or other branding contexts, but there is no singular non-name subject universally associated with Zhimo.

See also: Chinese given names, zhì, mò, and other two-syllable name constructions.