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Chinese surname

Surname Jek

易

Jek is a Chinese surname written 易, close to the Cantonese reading jik6, meaning change or easy.

Characters for the surname Jek

The spelling Jek is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 易

    exchange; change; easy; surname

    Cantonese jik6 / Mandarin yì

    attested

易 all spellings of yì

Possible characters for Jek

Jek 易 yì · Cantonese
In our records the spelling Jek stands for 易.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
易yì · Cantonese

Other spellings of the same character

  • Yi 易Mandarin (pinyin), Hakka

About the surname Jek

The character 易 is recorded for the surname spelled Jek. The spelling is closest to the Cantonese reading jik6 (in Jyutping, j sounds like y), while in Mandarin the character reads Yì. The exact dialect behind the Jek spelling is uncertain. 易 means to exchange, to change, or easy.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 易 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 易 · mdbg.net · meaning

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