Chinese surname
Surname Yeap
葉
Yeap is a Chinese surname in Hokkien spelling for the character 葉, meaning leaf.
Characters for the surname Yeap
The spelling Yeap is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 葉
leaf; surname
Hokkien ia̍p / Mandarin yè
- 叶
simplified form of 葉: leaf; surname
Hokkien ia̍p / Mandarin yè (simplified form of 葉)
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Possible characters for Yeap
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 葉 | yè · Hokkien |
Other spellings of the same character
- Yap 葉Hokkien, Hakka
About the surname Yeap
Yeap is a Hokkien spelling of the surname 葉 / 叶 (Mandarin Ye), read ia̍p in Hokkien. The same character is read jip6 in Cantonese (spelt Yip) and ya̍p in Hakka (spelt Yap). The meaning depends on the character a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 葉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 葉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 叶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 叶 · mdbg.net · meaning
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