Chinese name syllable
Syllable Cheow
- 照to shine upon; sunshine
- 昭bright; clear; illustrious
- 超to transcend; to surpass
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters照昭超
Cheow is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien or Teochew; its meaning depends on the character, such as 照 (to shine upon) or 昭 (bright).
Possible characters for Cheow
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 照
to shine upon; sunshine
Hokkien chiàu / Teochew ziao3 / Mandarin zhào
attested
- 昭
bright; clear; illustrious
Hokkien chiau / Teochew ziao1 / Mandarin zhāo
- 超
to transcend; to surpass
Hokkien chhiau / Mandarin chāo
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 Cheow
Cheow is a syllable in Chinese names from the Hokkien reading chiau or Teochew ziao. Characters spelled this way include 照 (to shine upon), 昭 (bright; illustrious) and 超 (to surpass). The character 照 is recorded in public data for names with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Cheow
Sources
- Wiktionary: 照 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 昭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 超 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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