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Chinese name character 崇

chóng

The character 崇 (Mandarin chóng) appears in 11 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled Chong and Chung in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “lofty; sublime; to revere”.

Names and syllables
12
Malaysian spellings
2
Strokes
11
Attested in records
2

12 names and syllables in this reference have 崇 as one of their character options. For 2 of them, 崇 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 崇: the recorded options

  • lofty; sublime; to revere

    in 6 character options · attested

Unihan definition: esteem, honor, revere, venerate

What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.

Malaysian spellings of 崇

崇 Chong Hokkien · Teochew · Mandarin Chung Hakka
崇 yields 2 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanization
ChongHokkien · Teochew · Mandarin
ChungHakka

Readings of 崇 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī chông Chong
HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳ chhùng Chung
TeochewPeng’im cong5 Chong
MandarinHanyu Pinyin chóng Chong

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin chóng and Cantonese sung4.

11 names that can be written with 崇

1 syllables that can stand for 崇

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 崇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 崇 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+5D07 · unicode.org · meaning

Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 崇 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 崇, including “lofty; sublime; to revere”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 崇 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 崇 is spelled Chong (Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin) and Chung (Hakka). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Chong written 崇?

Not necessarily. The spelling Chong can also stand for 忠, 宗, 壮, 蒼, 重, 聰. Only the family knows which character was chosen.