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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Bo

  • 謀plan, scheme; to seek
  • 茂lush; excellent
  • 波wave
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
B
Romanization
Hokkien, Cantonese
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters謀茂波博
1

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

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Bo is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 謀 ('plan, scheme; to seek'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Bo

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

  • 謀

    plan, scheme; to seek

    Hokkien bô͘ / Mandarin móu

    attested

  • 茂

    lush; excellent

    Hokkien bō͘ / Mandarin mào

  • 波

    wave

    Cantonese bo1 / Mandarin bō

  • 博

    wide, broad; well versed

    Mandarin bó

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 Bo

Bo is a Chinese name syllable romanized from Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin. The spelling can come from the Hokkien readings bô͘ or bō͘, the Cantonese bo, or the Mandarin bō and bó. One spelling can stand for several characters, including 謀, 茂, 波 and 博. The character 謀 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Bo

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 謀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 茂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 波 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 博 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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