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BM

Chinese name syllable

Syllable Bow

  • 宝treasure; precious
  • 保to protect; to keep
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
B
Romanization
Cantonese, Teochew
Character options
2
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters宝保

Bow is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese bou or Teochew bao; its meaning depends on the character, such as 宝 (treasure) or 保 (to protect).

Possible characters for Bow

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Teochew romanization.

  • 宝

    treasure; precious

    Cantonese bou2 / Mandarin bǎo

    attested

  • 保

    to protect; to keep

    Cantonese bou2 / Teochew bao2 / Mandarin bǎo

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 Bow

Bow is a syllable in Chinese names usually romanized from the Cantonese reading bou, and it can also stand for Teochew bao. Characters spelled this way include 宝 (treasure; precious) and 保 (to protect; to keep). The character 宝 is recorded in public data for names with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Bow

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 寶 (宝) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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