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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chay

  • 齊even, uniform; complete
  • 濟to cross a river; to help
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
2
  • Chinese characters齊濟
1

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

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Chay is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 齊 ('even, uniform; complete'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Chay

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 齊

    even, uniform; complete

    Hokkien chê / Mandarin qí

    attested

  • 濟

    to cross a river; to help

    Hokkien chè / Mandarin jì

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 Chay

Chay is a Chinese name syllable romanized from Hokkien. The spelling matches the Hokkien readings chê and chè. One spelling can stand for several characters, including 齊 and 濟. The character 齊 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Chay

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 齊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 濟 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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