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Chin Koon name meaning

  • 进坤to advance; earth
  • 振坤to rise vigorously; earth
  • 進君to advance; sovereign, lord
Letters
8
Syllables
2
First letter
C
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters进坤振坤進君

Chinese Names: C

Chin Koon is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien spelling; written 进坤 it means 'to advance; earth', though the meaning depends on the characters.

Chinese characters for Chin Koon

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 进坤

    to advance; earth

    Hokkien chìn khun

    attested

  • 振坤

    to rise vigorously; earth

    Hokkien chín khun

  • 進君

    to advance; sovereign, lord

    Hokkien chìn kun

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 Chin Koon

Chin Koon is a Chinese name in Hokkien spelling. Chin commonly stands for 進 (chìn) or 振 (chín), and Koon for 坤 (khun) or 君 (kun). The characters 进坤 are recorded for this spelling in public data from the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationHokkien
PartsChin + Koon
First letterChinese Names starting with C

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 進 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 坤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 振 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 君 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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