Chinese name character
Chinese name character 亮
liàng
The character 亮 (Mandarin liàng) appears in 18 names and 4 syllables in this reference and is spelled Liang, Leong, Leung and Liong in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “bright; brilliant; radiant”.
- Names and syllables
- 22
- Malaysian spellings
- 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Attested in records
- 10
22 names and syllables in this reference have 亮 as one of their character options. For 10 of them, 亮 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 亮: the recorded options
bright; brilliant; radiant
in 27 character options · attested
Unihan definition: bright, brilliant, radiant, light
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 亮
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Liang | Hokkien · Teochew · Mandarin | attested in name records |
| Leong | Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka | attested in name records |
| Leung | Cantonese | possible |
| Liong | Hokkien · Hakka | possible |
Readings of 亮 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin liàng and Cantonese loeng6.
18 names that can be written with 亮
- Kok Leong♂谷良 · 國良 · 國樑
- Chee Leong♂志亮 · 志良 · 智亮
- Boon Leong♂文龙 · 文良 · 文亮
- Chin Liang♂♀震亮 · 振亮 · 振良
- Hok Liang♂學良 · 福良 · 福亮
- Hsiao Leung♂曉良 · 曉亮
- Keng Liang♂庆亮 · 敬良 · 景亮
- Kok Leung♂國良 · 國樑 · 國亮
- Leong San♂良山 · 亮山 · 良新
- Ming Liang♂明亮 · 明良
- Ngit Liong♂日良 · 日亮
- Tze Liang♂兹梁 · 子良 · 子亮
- Chee Leung♂志良 · 志亮 · 智良
- Cheng Liang♂清亮 · 成良 · 承亮
- Liang Hong♂亮洪 · 良鴻
- Min Liang♂民亮 · 敏亮 · 敏良
- Peng Liang♂炳亮 · 炳良
- Zhenliang♂振良 · 振亮
4 syllables that can stand for 亮
Sources
- Wiktionary: 亮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 亮 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+4EAE · 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 亮 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 亮, including “bright; brilliant; radiant”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 亮 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 亮 is spelled Liang (Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin), Leong (Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka), Leung (Cantonese) and Liong (Hokkien, Hakka). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every Liang written 亮?
Not necessarily. The spelling Liang can also stand for 良, 梁. Only the family knows which character was chosen.