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Chinese name character 强

qiáng

Traditional: 強

The character 强 (Mandarin qiáng) appears in 3 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled Kiang and Khiang in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “strong; powerful; energetic”.

Names and syllables
4
Malaysian spellings
2
Strokes
12
Attested in records
4

4 names and syllables in this reference have 强 as one of their character options. For 4 of them, 强 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 强: the recorded options

  • strong; powerful; energetic

    in 6 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 强

强 Kiang Hokkien · Teochew Khiang Hokkien · Teochew
强 yields 2 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanization
KiangHokkien · Teochew
KhiangHokkien · Teochew

Readings of 强 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī kiâng Kiang, Khiang
TeochewPeng’im kiang5 Kiang, Khiang
MandarinHanyu Pinyin qiáng –

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

3 names that can be written with 强

1 syllables that can stand for 强

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 强 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 强 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+5F3A · 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 强 mean in a name?

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

How is 强 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 强 is spelled Kiang (Hokkien, Teochew) and Khiang (Hokkien, Teochew). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Kiang written 强?

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