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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chooi

  • 翠blue-green; green jade; kingfisher
  • 崔lofty; a surname
  • 水water
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Cantonese, Hokkien
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters翠崔水
1

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

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Chooi is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese or Hokkien pronunciation that can stand for characters such as 翠 (blue-green) or 水 (water).

Possible characters for Chooi

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.

  • 翠

    blue-green; green jade; kingfisher

    Cantonese ceoi3 / Hokkien chhùi / Mandarin cuì

  • 崔

    lofty; a surname

    Cantonese ceoi1 / Hokkien chhui / Mandarin cuī

  • 水

    water

    Hokkien chúi / Mandarin shuǐ

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 Chooi

Chooi is a syllable spelling for Cantonese ceoi or Hokkien chui and chhui. Characters with these readings include 翠 (blue-green), 崔 and 水 (water). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Chooi

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 翠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 崔 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 水 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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