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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chuan

  • 川river; stream
  • 传to transmit; to pass down
  • 泉spring water
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters川传泉全
4

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Chuan is a Mandarin or Hokkien Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the characters, for example 川 (river) or 泉 (spring water).

Possible characters for Chuan

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Hokkien romanization.

  • 川

    river; stream

    Mandarin chuān / Hokkien chhoan

    attested

  • 传

    to transmit; to pass down

    Mandarin chuán

    attested

  • 泉

    spring water

    Hokkien choân / Mandarin quán

    attested

  • 全

    complete; perfect

    Hokkien choân / Mandarin quán

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 Chuan

Chuan is a Chinese name syllable that can come from Mandarin (chuān, chuán) or Hokkien (choân, chhoan). The characters 川, 传 and 泉 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Common options are 川 (river), 传 (to transmit), 泉 (spring water) and 全 (complete, perfect); 泉 and 全 are read choân in Hokkien. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Hokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Chuan

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 川 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 傳 (传) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 泉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 全 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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