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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Cher

  • 書book; writing
  • 徹to penetrate; to pervade
  • 澈clear (of liquid); clean
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters書徹澈
1

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

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Cher is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 書 ('book; writing'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Cher

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 書

    book; writing

    Hokkien chir (Quanzhou) / Mandarin shū

    attested

  • 徹

    to penetrate; to pervade

    Mandarin chè (Wade–Giles ch'e⁴)

  • 澈

    clear (of liquid); clean

    Mandarin chè (Wade–Giles ch'e⁴)

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 Cher

Cher is a Chinese name syllable romanized from Hokkien and Mandarin. The spelling can come from the Quanzhou Hokkien reading chir or the Mandarin chè. One spelling can stand for several characters, including 書, 徹 and 澈. The character 書 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Cher

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 書 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 徹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 澈 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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