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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chui

  • 翠blue-green; green jade; kingfisher
  • 崔lofty; a surname
  • 水water
Letters
4
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 Chui in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Chui 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 Chui

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.

  • 翠

    blue-green; green jade; kingfisher

    Cantonese ceoi3 / Hokkien chhùi / Mandarin cuì

    attested

  • 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 Chui

Chui is a syllable spelling for Cantonese ceoi or Hokkien chui and chhui. The character 翠 (blue-green) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; other characters for these sounds include 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 Chui

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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