Chinese name character
Chinese name character 清
qīng
The character 清 (Mandarin qīng) appears in 17 names and 4 syllables in this reference and is spelled Cheng, Chin, Chia, Ching and Qing in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “clear, clean, pure” and “clear; pure; peaceful”.
- Names and syllables
- 21
- Malaysian spellings
- 5
- Strokes
- 11
- Attested in records
- 11
21 names and syllables in this reference have 清 as one of their character options. For 11 of them, 清 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 清: the recorded options
clear, clean, pure
in 23 character options · attested
clear; pure; peaceful
in 2 character options · attested
Unihan definition: clear, pure, clean; peaceful
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 清
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng | Hokkien · Teochew | attested in name records |
| Chin | Hakka | attested in name records |
| Chia | Hokkien | attested in name records |
| Ching | Hokkien · Cantonese · Teochew | possible |
| Qing | Mandarin | possible |
Readings of 清 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin qīng and Cantonese cing1.
17 names that can be written with 清
- Cheng Guan♂清源 · 清元 · 正源
- Cheng Hau♂清豪 · 清孝
- Cheng Hoe♂清和 · 正和
- Cheng Teik♂清德 · 政德 · 正德
- Kim Ching♂金钟 · 金清
- Ling Ching♀玲青 · 玲清 · 玲晶
- Si Cheng♂时清 · 诗晶 · 思清
- Song Cheng♂松清 · 松成 · 松誠
- Teik Cheng♂德清 · 德正 · 德政
- Cheng Chye♂清才 · 清财
- Cheng Liang♂清亮 · 成良 · 承亮
- Chin Siong♂清祥 · 振祥 · 進祥
- Ching Hsu♂景旭 · 慶旭 · 清旭
- Ching Hwee♀靜慧 · 晶慧 · 清惠
- Chye Cheng♂才清 · 財清
- Toon Chia♂敦清 · 敦正
- Zhiqing♀芷晴 · 志清
4 syllables that can stand for 清
Sources
- Wiktionary: 清 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 清 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+6E05 · 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.
More
Frequently asked questions
What does 清 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 清, including “clear, clean, pure” and “clear; pure; peaceful”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 清 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 清 is spelled Cheng (Hokkien, Teochew), Chin (Hakka), Chia (Hokkien), Ching (Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew) and Qing (Mandarin). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every Cheng written 清?
Not necessarily. The spelling Cheng can also stand for 靜, 程, 正, 晶. Only the family knows which character was chosen.