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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chin

  • 進to advance; to enter
  • 进to advance; to enter
  • 振to rise up vigorously; to shake
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Hokkien, Hakka
Character options
5
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters進进振清真
14

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Chin is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Hakka romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 進, 振 or 真.

Possible characters for Chin

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.

  • 進

    to advance; to enter

    Hokkien chìn / Hakka chin / Mandarin jìn

    attested

  • 进

    to advance; to enter

    Hokkien chìn / Hakka chin / Mandarin jìn

    attested

  • 振

    to rise up vigorously; to shake

    Hokkien chín / Hakka chṳ́n / Mandarin zhèn

    attested

  • 清

    clear; pure; peaceful

    Hakka chhîn / Mandarin qīng

    attested

  • 真

    true; genuine; real

    Hokkien chin / Hakka chṳ̂n / Mandarin zhēn

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

Chin spells the syllable chin in Hokkien and Hakka. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 進 or 进 (to advance), 振 (to rise up) and 清 (clear, Hakka chhîn); 真 (true) is also read chin. Chin is also the Hakka spelling of the surname 陳, but this page treats it as a given-name syllable. The meaning depends on the character chosen.

RomanizationHokkien, Hakka

Chin in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables

Peak era
1960s
Share (girl)
12%
JPN entries
1
  • Girl 1960s · 12%

Entries containing this syllable: Siew Chin 1960s ♀ 1,127 · Siew Chin 1970s ♀ 831

Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Chin

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 進 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 進 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 进 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 振 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. MDBG: 振 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: 清 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  7. MDBG: 清 · mdbg.net · meaning
  8. Wiktionary: 真 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  9. MDBG: 真 · mdbg.net · meaning

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