Usage: Spaces in Chinese I asked a similar question about Japanese here.


Chinese names are sometimes stylized last name + space + first name.




Here the author's name 马骥 is stylized, last name + space + first name:


  马 骥



Hanyu Da Cidian likes to throw spaces around proper nouns.


Here's a screenshot from Pleco



First and second spaces can been seen:


  清 李光庭 


(the second space is after 庭 and before《)

Third and fourth spaces:


  唐 李益 詩


Are there any rules as to the usage of spaces in Chinese?
No space is needed when writing Chinese names.

Sometimes, spaces are added for better alignment only. To align 2-character and 3-character names, space may be added in between 2-character names. Example:


  李　白
  杜　甫
  白居易
  李　賀
  陳子昂
  王　勃
  賀知章
  王昌齡