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Chinese name character 诗

shī

Traditional: 詩

The character 诗 (Mandarin shī) appears in 5 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled See, Sze, Shih and Si in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “poem; poetry”.

Names and syllables
6
Malaysian spellings
4
Strokes
8
Attested in records
4

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

Meanings of 诗: the recorded options

  • poem; poetry

    in 6 character options · attested

Unihan definition: poetry; poem, verse, ode

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 诗

诗 See Hokkien · Teochew Sze Cantonese Shih romanization not stated Si Hokkien
诗 yields 4 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
SeeHokkien · Teochewattested in name records
SzeCantoneseattested in name records
Shihromanization not statedpossible
SiHokkienpossible

Readings of 诗 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī si See, Si
CantoneseJyutping si1 Sze
TeochewPeng’im si1 See
MandarinHanyu Pinyin shī –

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin shī and Cantonese si1.

5 names that can be written with 诗

1 syllables that can stand for 诗

Sources

  1. MDBG: 诗 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 诗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+8BD7 · 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 诗 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 诗, including “poem; poetry”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 诗 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 诗 is spelled See (Hokkien, Teochew), Sze (Cantonese), Shih and Si (Hokkien). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every See written 诗?

Not necessarily. The spelling See can also stand for 思. Only the family knows which character was chosen.