Chinese Names · Boy
Cheng Teik name meaning
- 清德clear, pure; virtue
- 政德government; virtue
- 正德upright, correct; virtue
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters清德政德正德
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Cheng Teik
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Cheng Teik is a Hokkien-spelled Chinese boy's name; for example 清德 means 'clear, pure; virtue', but the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Chinese characters for Cheng Teik
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 清德
clear, pure; virtue
Hokkien chheng tek / Teochew cêng1 dêg4
attested
- 政德
government; virtue
Hokkien chèng tek / Teochew zêng3 dêg4
- 正德
upright, correct; virtue
Hokkien chèng tek
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 Teik
Cheng Teik is a Hokkien (also Teochew) spelling. Cheng matches the Hokkien reading chheng of 清 or chèng of 政 and 正, while Teik is the local spelling of tek, i.e. 德 (virtue). The characters 清德 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Cheng + Teik |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with C |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 清 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 德 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 政 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 正 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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