Chinese name syllable
Syllable Ee
- 怡amiable and cheerful; joyous
- 意wish, intention; meaning
- 颐chin, cheek; to nourish
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- E
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters怡意颐维依
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ee in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ee is a Chinese name syllable that can mean cheerful, intention, to preserve or to rely on, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Ee
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 怡
amiable and cheerful; joyous
Hokkien î
attested
- 意
wish, intention; meaning
Hokkien ì
attested
- 颐
chin, cheek; to nourish
Hokkien î
attested
- 维
to tie; to link; to maintain, to preserve
Hokkien î
attested
- 依
to lean on; to rely on
Hokkien i
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 Ee
Ee is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. It is a common Hokkien spelling of the sound i, as in î (怡, 颐, 维), ì (意) and i (依); the reading î for 维 is the Quanzhou and Taiwanese one. The characters 怡, 意, 颐 and 维 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Ee
Sources
- MDBG: 怡 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 意 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 颐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 维 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 依 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 怡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 意 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 頤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 維 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 依 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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