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Chinese name character

Chinese name character 翠

cuì

The character 翠 (Mandarin cuì) appears in 1 name and 2 syllables in this reference and is spelled Chui and Chooi in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “blue-green; green jade; kingfisher”.

Names and syllables
3
Malaysian spellings
2
Strokes
14
Attested in records
2

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

Meanings of 翠: the recorded options

  • blue-green; green jade; kingfisher

    in 5 character options · attested

Unihan definition: color green; kingfisher

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 翠

翠 Chui Hokkien · Cantonese Chooi Hokkien · Cantonese
翠 yields 2 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
ChuiHokkien · Cantoneseattested in name records
ChooiHokkien · Cantonesepossible

Readings of 翠 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī chhùi Chui, Chooi
CantoneseJyutping ceoi3 Chui, Chooi
MandarinHanyu Pinyin cuì –

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin cuì and Cantonese ceoi3.

1 names that can be written with 翠

2 syllables that can stand for 翠

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 翠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 翠 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+7FE0 · 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 翠 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 翠, including “blue-green; green jade; kingfisher”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 翠 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 翠 is spelled Chui (Hokkien, Cantonese) and Chooi (Hokkien, Cantonese). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Chui written 翠?

Not necessarily. The spelling Chui can also stand for 崔, 水. Only the family knows which character was chosen.