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Chinese name character

Chinese name character 軒, simplified 轩

xuān

Simplified: 轩

The character 軒 (Mandarin xuān) appears in 5 names and 2 syllables in this reference and is spelled Hin, Hean, Hian and Xuan in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “high, lofty”.

Names and syllables
7
Malaysian spellings
4
Strokes
10
Attested in records
1

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

Meanings of 軒: the recorded options

  • high, lofty

    in 6 character options · attested

Unihan definition: carriage; high; wide; balcony; surname of the Yellow Emperor

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 軒

軒 Hin Cantonese Hean Hokkien Hian Hokkien Xuan Mandarin
軒 yields 4 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanization
HinCantonese
HeanHokkien
HianHokkien
XuanMandarin

Readings of 軒 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī hian Hean, Hian
CantoneseJyutping hin1 Hin
MandarinHanyu Pinyin xuān Xuan

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin xuān and Cantonese hin1.

5 names that can be written with 軒

2 syllables that can stand for 軒

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 軒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 軒 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+8ED2 · 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 軒 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 軒, including “high, lofty”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 軒 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 軒 is spelled Hin (Cantonese), Hean (Hokkien), Hian (Hokkien) and Xuan (Mandarin). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Hin written 軒?

Not necessarily. The spelling Hin can also stand for 興, 顯, 欣. Only the family knows which character was chosen.