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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Bin

  • 斌refined; elegant (variant of 彬)
  • 彬refined; elegant
  • 宾guest; visitor
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
B
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters斌彬宾
1

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

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Bin is a Chinese name syllable in Mandarin pinyin, such as 斌 or 彬 (refined) and 宾 (guest); its meaning depends on the characters.

Possible characters for Bin

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 斌

    refined; elegant (variant of 彬)

    Mandarin bīn

    attested

  • 彬

    refined; elegant

    Mandarin bīn

  • 宾

    guest; visitor

    Mandarin bīn

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 Bin

Bin is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of bīn. The character 斌 (refined), a variant of 彬, is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 宾 (guest) is also read bīn. In Malay names, bin is the separate word for "son of". The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Bin

Sources

  1. MDBG: 斌 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. MDBG: 彬 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 宾 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 斌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 彬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: 賓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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