Chinese Names · Boy
Cheng Chye name meaning
- 清才clear, pure; talent
- 清财clear, pure; wealth
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters清才清财
Cheng Chye is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of a Chinese boy's name; 清才 means 'clear; talent', though other characters are also used.
Chinese characters for Cheng Chye
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 清才
clear, pure; talent
Hokkien chheng châi / Teochew cêng1 cai5 / Mandarin qīng cái
attested
- 清财
clear, pure; wealth
Hokkien chheng châi / Teochew cêng1 cai5 / Mandarin qīng cái
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 Cheng Chye
Cheng Chye is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling: Cheng is the reading chheng of 清 'clear', and Chye matches châi for 才 'talent' or 财 'wealth'. The characters 清才 are recorded for people with this spelling in the region. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Cheng + Chye |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with C |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- MDBG: 清 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 才 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 财 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 清 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 才 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 財 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
More Chinese Names starting with C
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