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Chinese name character 強, simplified 强

qiáng

Simplified: 强

The character 強 (Mandarin qiáng) appears in 9 names and 6 syllables in this reference and is spelled Keong, Keung, Kiang, Kiong and Khiang in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “strong, powerful; energetic”.

Names and syllables
15
Malaysian spellings
6
Strokes
11
Attested in records
13

15 names and syllables in this reference have 強 as one of their character options. For 13 of them, 強 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 強: the recorded options

  • strong, powerful; energetic

    in 26 character options · attested

Unihan definition: strong, powerful, energetic

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 強

強 Keong Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka Keung Cantonese Kiang Hokkien · Teochew Kiong Hokkien · Hakka Khiang Hokkien · Teochew Qiang Mandarin
強 yields 6 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanization
KeongHokkien · Cantonese · Hakka
KeungCantonese
KiangHokkien · Teochew
KiongHokkien · Hakka
KhiangHokkien · Teochew
QiangMandarin

Readings of 強 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī kiông, kiâng Keong, Kiang, Kiong, Khiang
CantoneseJyutping koeng4 Keong, Keung
HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳ khiòng Keong, Kiong
TeochewPeng’im kiang5 Kiang, Khiang
MandarinHanyu Pinyin qiáng Qiang

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin qiáng and Cantonese koeng4.

9 names that can be written with 強

6 syllables that can stand for 強

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 強 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 強 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+5F37 · 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 強 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 強, including “strong, powerful; energetic”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 強 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 強 is spelled Keong (Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka), Keung (Cantonese), Kiang (Hokkien, Teochew), Kiong (Hokkien, Hakka), Khiang (Hokkien, Teochew) and Qiang (Mandarin). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Keong written 強?

Not necessarily. The spelling Keong can also stand for 恭, 疆. Only the family knows which character was chosen.