Chinese Names · Boy
Dong Wei name meaning
- 东伟east; great, extraordinary
- 栋威ridgepole, pillar; power, pomp
- 冬伟winter; great, extraordinary
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- D
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters东伟栋威冬伟东维
Dong Wei is a Chinese boy's name in Hanyu Pinyin spelling; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 东伟 (east; great, extraordinary).
Chinese characters for Dong Wei
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 东伟
east; great, extraordinary
Mandarin dōng wěi
- 栋威
ridgepole, pillar; power, pomp
Mandarin dòng wēi
- 冬伟
winter; great, extraordinary
Mandarin dōng wěi
- 东维
east; to maintain
Mandarin dōng wéi
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 Dong Wei
Dong Wei is a Hanyu Pinyin spelling of a two-syllable Mandarin Chinese name. The first syllable, Dong, can be written with characters such as 东 (east) / 栋 (ridgepole, pillar) / 冬 (winter); the second, Wei, with characters such as 伟 (great, extraordinary) / 威 (power, pomp) / 维 (to maintain). This pinyin spelling is used in Chinese names in Malaysia. The meaning depends on the characters a family chose, so the combinations shown are possible options only.
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Malaysia at the 2023 SEA Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage
- Wiktionary: 東 (东) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 偉 (伟) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 棟 (栋) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 冬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 維 (维) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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