Chinese name syllable
Syllable Eem
- 音sound; tone
- 蔭shade; to shelter, protect
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- E
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters音蔭
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Eem in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Eem is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew; the character 音 means 'sound; tone', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Eem
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 音
sound; tone
Hokkien im / Teochew im1
attested
- 蔭
shade; to shelter, protect
Hokkien ìm / Teochew im3
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 Eem
Eem is a syllable in Chinese names, usually spelled from the Hokkien and Teochew im reading. The character 音 ('sound; tone') is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Other characters with a matching reading include 蔭 ('shade; to shelter, protect'). The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Eem
Sources
- MDBG: 音 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 音 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 蔭 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 蔭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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