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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Eak

  • 益benefit; to increase
  • 奕great; bright; beautiful
  • 翼wing; to assist
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
E
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters益奕翼億

Eak is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien ek or Teochew êg; its meaning depends on the character, such as 益 (benefit) or 奕 (bright).

Possible characters for Eak

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 益

    benefit; to increase

    Hokkien ek / Mandarin yì

  • 奕

    great; bright; beautiful

    Hokkien e̍k / Teochew êg8 / Mandarin yì

  • 翼

    wing; to assist

    Hokkien e̍k / Teochew êg8 / Mandarin yì

  • 億

    hundred million; abundant

    Hokkien ek / Teochew êg8 / Mandarin yì

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 Eak

Eak is a syllable in Chinese names from the Hokkien reading ek or the Teochew reading êg. Characters spelled this way include 益 (benefit), 奕 (great; bright), 翼 (wing; to assist) and 億 (hundred million). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Eak

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 益 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 奕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 翼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 億 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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