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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ang

  • 洪flood; vast; grand
  • 紅red
  • 昂to raise; high-spirited
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
A
Romanization
Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters洪紅昂
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ang in their name

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Ang is a Chinese name syllable, mainly from the Hokkien reading âng, such as 洪 (grand), 紅 (red) or 昂 (high-spirited); its meaning depends on the characters.

Possible characters for Ang

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 洪

    flood; vast; grand

    Hokkien âng / Mandarin hóng

  • 紅

    red

    Hokkien âng / Mandarin hóng

  • 昂

    to raise; high-spirited

    Mandarin áng

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 Ang

Ang is a common spelling of the Hokkien reading âng, as in 洪 (vast; grand) and 紅 (red); it is also known as the Hokkien spelling of the surname 洪. In Mandarin pinyin, Ang stands for áng, as in 昂 (high-spirited). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Mandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Ang

Sources

  1. MDBG: 洪 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. MDBG: 紅 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 昂 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 洪 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 紅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: 昂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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