Chinese girl name- Zhu or Jun?

Question

I'm trying to find a suitable Chinese female name for a character in one of my scripts. (for a movie that I hope to direct someday) I have settled on either Jun or Zhu. I looked these names up on "baby names" websites. According to one, "Jun" means truth. According to another website, "Zhu" means "bamboo." Yet another website says that "Zhu" means "pearl." (Me personally, I'm leaning on 'Zhu' for 'bamboo')
So I'm a little confused here. Could anyone clarify all the possible meanings of Zhu and Jun and if possible, include the Chinese character with each? And feel free to tell me which you think (Jun or Zhu) would sound best to Chinese AND Americans. Thanks.
(Yes, Mandarian names, if that makes any difference. Unless, by any chance, you know what Jun/Zhu means in the Xiang dialect, because this character is Hunanese.)

Yes, I'm aware of the tone system and yep, I know about the problems it can present! And, if you look at my previous questions, you see me complaining about why we can't just spell Asian words the way they sound.

ichliebeklira: while I find it just a bit odd that a grown man collects and personally names teddy bears, the extra information is helpful, and yes, I have taken the nature of the character into consideration. (And don't worry, she isn't based on anyone in particular at all) I think "Jun" sounds better, but I perfer "Zhu" because of the meaning "bamboo," which seemed to fit her more aptly.

Answer 1

zhu:
-祝 > Means wish as in 'I wish you good luck'.
-煮 > Means cook.
-珠 > Means pearl/bead.
-竹 > Means bamboo.
-朱 > Means vermillion, bright red.
-诸 > Means many, various.
-主 > Means owner/ master.
-助 > Means help, assist.

jun:
-军 > Means soldier.
-均 > Means equal, balanced.
-俊 > Means handsome; good-looking; cute

I cannot find any 'jun' word that means truth.Maybe it must be put together with another word. Hope this helps :)

By the way, I think only bamboo and pearl are suitable as names for people, as a single word. :)

Answer 2

I collect teddy bears, and because I have so many I make sure each one has a different name. Usually I go with whatever name the manufacturer has given it.

However, if for whatever reason I feel the bear needs a different name, then I'll spend some time thinking up one. Usually I try to find a name whose meaning reflects some aspect of the bear, or the circumstances under which I got it. For example, I have a bear with gold fur whose name is Xanthus, a name which means "golden-haired". And I've named one of my bears Leona after one of my friends who gave her to me.

With this in mind, you might want to take a similar approach with Jun/Zhu. Take a look at your script, especially her backstory, and see which of the two names best fits that backstory and/or the main story. Which of the two names best reflects either plot element? It's a similar approach that Disney took with "The Fox and the Hound" when they named the fox characters Todd and Vixey--"tod" is a Scottish and Northern England word for "fox", and Vixey is derived from "vixen", a female fox.

Even when you do come up with a suitable name, when you get to the point of actually producing this movie you'll have to clear the name with the legal department of your studio. This is routinely done in professional film and TV productions to make sure there is no way that a character or establishment or anything else in the film can be in any way linked to any actual person or entity. A disclaimer in your end titles such as, "The characters and places depicted in this photoplay are fictitious. Any resemblance to any actual persons or places is coincidental," is intended to imply that you did everything possible to make that statement true.

Answer 3

The previous person forgot a very important "Jun"- the one in MY name! :)
The character is written 君，and is pronounced with the first tone. This is the one that can mean "truth". Other meanings include "enlightened one", "gentleman", or "wise one". I love this name, and it is very Chinese! It can be used for a girl or a guy. In fact, my best friend also has this character in her name! I hope you choose this one!!! (Also, bear in mind that one of the pronunciations of "zhu"- first tone, can also mean "pig" 豬...)
Jen

Answer 4

Do you know about the tone system in Mandarin Chinese? It explains why the same syllable, said different ways, can mean different things. This could explain the different meanings for zhu.