Li Jian-Ping as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Li Jian-Ping

What is the meaning of the name Li Jian-Ping ?

The baby name Li Jian-Ping is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Lǐ Jiàn-píng; Approx. English: "lee jyen-ping".

Li Jian-Ping is Chinese in Origin.

In Mandarin Chinese, Li (李) is a widely borne surname meaning “plum,” while Jian-Ping is a disyllabic given name usually written 建平 (“establishing peace”) or 健平 (“healthy and even-tempered”). Other plausible graphs include 坚平 (“steadfast and balanced”) or 剑平 (“sword bringing balance”), and Ping may also appear as 萍 (“duckweed”), giving a softer, nature-inflected reading. The standard pinyin form is Lǐ Jiànpíng; hyphenation reflects older romanization habits and helps show the two-syllable given name.

Compound names with Ping were popular across the mid-20th century in mainland China, invoking ideals of peace, stability, and nation-building; the set Jian-Ping is predominantly masculine but can be unisex depending on characters. Variants and spellings include Li Jianping, Li Jian Ping, Lee Jian-ping, Lee Kin-ping (Cantonese for 建平), and Wade–Giles Chien-p’ing. In Hokkien/Teochew contexts, the surname appears as Li/Lee, with given-name readings adapted to local phonology.

⚙ Li Jian-Ping doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.