Chinese name syllable
Syllable Chieng
- 千thousand; many
- 前front; foremost
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Foochow
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters千前
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chieng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chieng is a Chinese name syllable in Foochow romanization; its meaning depends on the character, for example 千 (thousand; many).
Possible characters for Chieng
This spelling is common in Foochow romanization.
- 千
thousand; many
Foochow chiĕng
- 前
front; foremost
Foochow cièng
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 Chieng
Chieng is a Chinese name syllable spelling found in Foochow romanization. The -ieng ending follows Foochow (Eastern Min) pronunciation, as in chiĕng and cièng. The same spelling can stand for several characters, among them 千 and 前. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Foochow |
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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 Chieng
Sources
- Wiktionary: 千 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 前 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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