Chinese name syllable
Syllable Chee
- 志will; determination; aspiration
- 智wisdom; wise
- 致to convey; to attain
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters志智致梓芝
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chee in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chee is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese and Hokkien romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 志, 智 or 梓.
Possible characters for Chee
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 志
will; determination; aspiration
Hokkien chì / Cantonese zi3 / Mandarin zhì
attested
- 智
wisdom; wise
Cantonese zi3 / Mandarin zhì
attested
- 致
to convey; to attain
Cantonese zi3 / Mandarin zhì
attested
- 梓
Chinese catalpa; hometown
Cantonese zi2 / Mandarin zǐ
attested
- 芝
lingzhi (a medicinal fungus)
Hokkien chi / Cantonese zi1 / Mandarin zhī
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 Chee
Chee is the Malaysian spelling of Cantonese zi and Hokkien chi or chì. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 志 (determination), 智 (wisdom), 致 (to convey) and 梓 (catalpa tree); 芝 (lingzhi) is read the same way. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien |
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Chee in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1970s
- Share (boy)
- 71%
- JPN entries
- 9
- Boy 1970s · 71%
Entries containing this syllable: Chee Keong 1950s ♂ 648 · Chee Keong 1960s ♂ 1,890 · Chee Meng 1960s ♂ 1,027 · Chee Kong 1960s ♂ 884 · Chee Seng 1960s ♂ 827 · Chee Ming 1960s ♂ 620 · Chee Keong 1970s ♂ 2,405 · Chee Seng 1970s ♂ 1,159 · Chee Meng 1970s ♂ 1,043 · Chee Wai 1970s ♂ 904 · Chee Kong 1970s ♂ 819 · Chee Leong 1970s ♂ 748 · Chee Hong 1970s ♂ 704 · Chee Keong 1980s ♂ 1,344 · Chee Wei 1980s ♂ 892 · Chee Seng 1980s ♂ 800 · Chee Hong 1980s ♂ 724 · Chee Wai 1980s ♂ 670
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Chee
- Chee Keong♂志強 · 智強 · 自強
- Chee Seng♂志成 · 志誠 · 志勝
- Chee Meng♂志明 · 志銘
- Chee Kong♂志剛 · 志光 · 智剛
- Chee Wai♂志偉 · 智偉 · 志威
- Chee Hong♂梓康 · 志康 · 志宏
- Chee Wei♂志偉 · 智偉 · 志威
- Chee Leong♂志亮 · 志良 · 智亮
- Chee Ming♂志明 · 智明 · 子明
- Chee Chai♂志财 · 志才
- Chee Ciang♂志彰 · 志章
- Chee Heung♂志香 · 志鄉
- Chee Khoon♂志勤 · 志坤 · 志群
- Chee Tean♂志天 · 志典
- Wei Chee♂偉志 · 偉祺
- Chee Hean♂志贤 · 志轩 · 志宪
- Chee Leung♂志良 · 志亮 · 智良
- Fook Chee♂福志 · 福智
- Heng Chee♀恆芝 · 興芝
Sources
- Wiktionary: 志 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 志 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 智 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 智 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 致 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 致 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 梓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 梓 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 芝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 芝 · mdbg.net · meaning
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