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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chung

  • 聪intelligent; clever
  • 崇lofty; sublime; to revere
  • 忠loyal; devoted
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Cantonese, Hakka
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters聪崇忠松
2

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

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Chung is a Chinese name syllable in Cantonese / Hakka romanization; its meaning depends on the character, for example 聪 (intelligent; clever).

Possible characters for Chung

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 聪

    intelligent; clever

    Cantonese cung1 / Hakka chhûng / Mandarin cōng

    attested

  • 崇

    lofty; sublime; to revere

    Hakka chhùng / Mandarin chóng

    attested

  • 忠

    loyal; devoted

    Cantonese zung1 / Hakka chûng / Mandarin zhōng

  • 松

    pine tree

    Cantonese cung4 / Mandarin sōng

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 Chung

Chung is a Chinese name syllable spelling found in Cantonese / Hakka romanization. It matches Cantonese cung/zung and Hakka chhûng/chûng. The same spelling can stand for several characters, among them 聪, 崇, 忠 and 松. The characters 聪 and 崇 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hakka

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Chung

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 聰 (聪) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 崇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 忠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 松 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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