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Chinese name character

Chinese name character 俊

jùn

The character 俊 (Mandarin jùn) appears in 19 names and 4 syllables in this reference and is spelled Choon, Chun, Jun and Chon in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “talented, capable; handsome”, “handsome and talented” and “outstandingly talented; handsome”.

Names and syllables
23
Malaysian spellings
4
Strokes
9
Attested in records
12

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

Meanings of 俊: the recorded options

  • talented, capable; handsome

    in 35 character options · attested

  • handsome and talented

    in 3 character options

  • outstandingly talented; handsome

    in 1 character options

Unihan definition: talented, capable; handsome

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 俊

俊 Choon Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka +1 Chun Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka Jun Mandarin Chon Hokkien · Hakka
俊 yields 4 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
ChoonHokkien · Cantonese · Hakka +1attested in name records
ChunHokkien · Cantonese · Hakkaattested in name records
JunMandarinattested in name records
ChonHokkien · Hakkapossible

Readings of 俊 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī chùn Choon, Chun, Chon
CantoneseJyutping zeon3 Choon, Chun
HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳ chun Choon, Chun, Chon
TeochewPeng’im zung3 Choon
MandarinHanyu Pinyin jùn Jun

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin jùn and Cantonese zeon3.

19 names that can be written with 俊

4 syllables that can stand for 俊

Sources

  1. MDBG: 俊 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 俊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+4FCA · 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 俊 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 俊, including “talented, capable; handsome”, “handsome and talented” and “outstandingly talented; handsome”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 俊 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 俊 is spelled Choon (Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew), Chun (Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka), Jun (Mandarin) and Chon (Hokkien, Hakka). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Choon written 俊?

Not necessarily. The spelling Choon can also stand for 春, 骏. Only the family knows which character was chosen.