The word "刘德华" is a Chinese personal name composed of three characters: "刘" is the surname, while "德华" forms the given name; "德" means virtue or morality, and "华" signifies splendor or brilliance, so together the given name conveys a meaning such as "virtuous splendor". Each character is a standalone logogram representing both sound and meaning, and in this name they are combined in the standard Chinese name order of surname first, then given name.