Chinese name syllable
Syllable Chong
- 忠loyal; devoted; faithful
- 宗ancestors; family; to revere
- 壮strong; robust
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 6
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters忠宗壮蒼重聰
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chong is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 忠, 宗 or 壮.
Possible characters for Chong
This spelling is common in Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 忠
loyal; devoted; faithful
Cantonese zung1 / Hakka chûng / Mandarin zhōng
attested
- 宗
ancestors; family; to revere
Hokkien chong / Cantonese zung1 / Hakka chûng / Mandarin zōng
attested
- 壮
strong; robust
Hokkien chòng / Cantonese zong3 / Hakka chong / Mandarin zhuàng
attested
- 蒼
blue; green
Hokkien chhong / Cantonese cong1 / Hakka chhông / Mandarin cāng
attested
- 重
heavy; important
Cantonese cung5 / zung6 / Hakka chhûng / Mandarin zhòng
attested
- 聰
clever; intelligent
Hokkien chhong / Cantonese cung1 / Hakka chhûng / Mandarin cōng
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 Chong
Chong is the Malaysian spelling of Cantonese syllables such as zung, cung, zong and cong, Hakka syllables such as chûng, chhûng and chong, and Hokkien chong or chhong. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 忠 (loyal), 宗 (ancestors), 壮 (strong), 蒼 (blue) and 重 (important); 聰 (clever) is read the same way. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka |
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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 Chong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 忠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 忠 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 宗 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 壯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 壮 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 蒼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 蒼 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 重 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 重 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 聰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 聰 · mdbg.net · meaning
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