I don't make PCs. :p
OTOH, I like polearms and double-weapons so I like to give my NPCs such weapons. To note, currently I have a NPC for each of these: gau lung dai chah (九龍大叉), shuāngshǒudài (双手带), gum gsin chian (金錢鏟), sodegarami (袖搦), hùntiānlù (混天戮), sān jiān liǎng rèn dāo (三尖两刃刀), chiyiyueyadang (歯翼月牙鎲), fāng biàn chǎn (方便鏟), jiǚ chǐ dīng pá (九齒釘耙), hǔchā (虎叉), gōu lián qiāng (钩镰枪), and xīzhàng (錫杖), spade, hoe, for the polearms; lùjiǎodāo (鹿角刀), jiu zi gou (九歯双鈎), rìyuè qiang dāo (日月槍刀), feng huo lun (風火輪), shuang gou (護手双钩), jī dāo lián (鷄刀鐮), húdié shuāng dāo (蝴蝶雙刀), gōngtiānshū (宮天梳), shuāng shǒujǐ (双手戟), yuanyangfu (鴛鴦斧), shuāngtóuqīang (雙頭槍) used in pair of course, pàn guān bǐ (判官筆), fung lui seung bat (風雷雙鈸), emeici (峨嵋), twin rings, for the double-weapons; or stuff such as the kyoketsu-shogei (距跋渉毛), kusarigama (鎖鎌), zǐ mǔ chuí (子母锤), jiànbian (剣鞭) that are double-weapons but not with the same weapon in both extremities; or weapons such as the qiánkūn rìyuè dāo (乾坤日月刀; would that could as a twin weapon?).
For spell users, I tend to go for inconspicuous weapons: some of the above such as the spade, hoe, twin rings, emeici, pàn guān bǐ or fung lui seung bat, but also a parasol, umbrella, wooden stool or oar.