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Biow Chuan name meaning

  • 标泉mark, target; spring
  • 苗泉seedling; spring
Letters
9
Syllables
2
First letter
B
Romanization
Teochew, Hokkien
Character options
2
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters标泉苗泉

Chinese Names: B

Biow Chuan is a Teochew or Hokkien spelling of a Chinese boy's name; 标泉 means 'mark; spring', though other characters may be used.

Chinese characters for Biow Chuan

This spelling is common in Teochew and Hokkien romanization.

  • 标泉

    mark, target; spring

    Teochew bio1 zuan5 / Mandarin biāo quán

  • 苗泉

    seedling; spring

    Hokkien biâu choân / Mandarin miáo quán

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 Biow Chuan

Biow matches the Teochew reading bio1 of 标 'mark' or the Hokkien reading biâu of 苗 'seedling'. Chuan matches 泉 'spring' (Teochew zuan5, Hokkien choân). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationTeochew, Hokkien
PartsBiow + Chuan
First letterChinese Names starting with B

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. MDBG: 标 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. MDBG: 苗 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 泉 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 標 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
  5. Wiktionary: 苗 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
  6. Wiktionary: 泉 · en.wiktionary.org · reading

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