Chinese name character
Chinese name character 卿
qīng
The character 卿 (Mandarin qīng) appears in 4 names and 4 syllables in this reference and is spelled King, Keng, Kheng and Hing in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “high official, minister (historical)”, “high official (historical); term of endearment” and “high official; honorific”.
- Names and syllables
- 8
- Malaysian spellings
- 4
- Strokes
- 10
- Attested in records
- 3
8 names and syllables in this reference have 卿 as one of their character options. For 3 of them, 卿 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 卿: the recorded options
high official, minister (historical)
in 6 character options · attested
high official (historical); term of endearment
in 1 character options
high official; honorific
in 1 character options
Unihan definition: noble, high officer
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 卿
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| King | Hokkien · Teochew · Foochow | attested in name records |
| Keng | Hokkien · Teochew | possible |
| Kheng | Hokkien · Teochew | possible |
| Hing | Cantonese | possible |
Readings of 卿 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin qīng and Cantonese hing1.
4 names that can be written with 卿
4 syllables that can stand for 卿
Sources
- MDBG: 卿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 卿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+537F · 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 卿 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 卿, including “high official, minister (historical)”, “high official (historical); term of endearment” and “high official; honorific”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 卿 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 卿 is spelled King (Hokkien, Teochew, Foochow), Keng (Hokkien, Teochew), Kheng (Hokkien, Teochew) and Hing (Cantonese). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every King written 卿?
Not necessarily. The spelling King can also stand for 慶, 景, 瓊. Only the family knows which character was chosen.