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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Cheok

  • 卓outstanding, brilliant; tall and erect
  • 綽ample; spacious
  • 焯bright; clear
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters卓綽焯
1

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

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Cheok is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 卓 ('outstanding, brilliant; tall and erect'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Cheok

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 卓

    outstanding, brilliant; tall and erect

    Cantonese coek3 / Mandarin zhuó

    attested

  • 綽

    ample; spacious

    Cantonese coek3 / Mandarin chuò

  • 焯

    bright; clear

    Cantonese coek3, zoek3 / Mandarin zhuō

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 Cheok

Cheok is a Chinese name syllable romanized from Cantonese. The spelling matches the Cantonese readings coek and zoek. One spelling can stand for several characters, including 卓, 綽 and 焯. The character 卓 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

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Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Cheok

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 卓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 綽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 焯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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