Chinese Names · Boy
Chin Yaw name meaning
- 振耀rise vigorously, rouse; shine brightly; glory
- 進耀advance, move forward; shine brightly; glory
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters振耀進耀
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Chin Yaw
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chin Yaw is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 振耀, 'rise; shine, glory'.
Chinese characters for Chin Yaw
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 振耀
rise vigorously, rouse; shine brightly; glory
Hokkien chín iāu / Mandarin zhèn yào
attested
- 進耀
advance, move forward; shine brightly; glory
Hokkien chìn iāu / Mandarin jìn yào
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 Yaw
Chin Yaw is a Hokkien romanization of a Chinese boy's name. Chin matches chín for 振 (to rise) or chìn for 進 (to advance), and Yaw spells iāu, the Hokkien reading of 耀 (to shine; glory). The combination 振耀 is recorded in public data for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Chin + Yaw |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with C |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 振 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 進 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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