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Chinese name character

Chinese name character 瓊, simplified 琼

qióng

Simplified: 琼

The character 瓊 (Mandarin qióng) appears in 2 names and 3 syllables in this reference and is spelled Kheng, Keng and King in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “fine jade; elegant, beautiful”.

Names and syllables
5
Malaysian spellings
3
Strokes
19
Attested in records
1

5 names and syllables in this reference have 瓊 as one of their character options. For 1 of them, 瓊 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 瓊: the recorded options

  • fine jade; elegant, beautiful

    in 3 character options

Unihan definition: jade; rare, precious; elegant

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 瓊

瓊 Kheng Hokkien Keng Hokkien King Cantonese
瓊 yields 3 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
KhengHokkienattested in name records
KengHokkienpossible
KingCantonesepossible

Readings of 瓊 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī khêng Kheng, Keng
CantoneseJyutping king4 King
MandarinHanyu Pinyin qióng –

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin qióng and Cantonese king4.

2 names that can be written with 瓊

3 syllables that can stand for 瓊

Sources

  1. MDBG: 瓊 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 瓊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+74CA · 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 瓊 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 瓊, including “fine jade; elegant, beautiful”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 瓊 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 瓊 is spelled Kheng (Hokkien), Keng (Hokkien) and King (Cantonese). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Kheng written 瓊?

Not necessarily. The spelling Kheng can also stand for 庆, 卿, 擎. Only the family knows which character was chosen.