Chinese name syllable
Syllable Aik
- 益benefit; profit; to increase
- 奕great; beautiful; bright
- 億hundred million
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- A
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters益奕億
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Aik in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Aik is a Hokkien spelling of the sound ek in Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters, such as 益 (benefit) and 奕 (great).
Possible characters for Aik
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 益
benefit; profit; to increase
Hokkien ek
attested
- 奕
great; beautiful; bright
Hokkien e̍k
attested
- 億
hundred million
Hokkien ek
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Aik
Aik is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. In Penang Hokkien spelling the sound ek is commonly written aik, so Aik matches the Hokkien reading ek of 益 and 億 and e̍k of 奕. The characters 益 and 奕 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Aik
Sources
- Wiktionary: 益 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 奕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 億 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Penang Hokkien words (Taiji spelling: aik [ek]) · penang-traveltips.com · reading
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