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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Fai

  • 辉brightness; brilliance
  • 珲beautiful jade
  • 暉sunlight; light
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
F
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters辉珲暉徽
2

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

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Fai is a Chinese name syllable in Cantonese romanization; its meaning depends on the character, for example 辉 (brightness; brilliance).

Possible characters for Fai

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 辉

    brightness; brilliance

    Cantonese fai1 / Mandarin huī

    attested

  • 珲

    beautiful jade

    Cantonese fai1 / Mandarin huī

    attested

  • 暉

    sunlight; light

    Cantonese fai1 / Mandarin huī

  • 徽

    badge; emblem

    Cantonese fai1 / Mandarin huī

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 Fai

Fai is a Chinese name syllable spelling found in Cantonese romanization. It matches the Cantonese reading fai. The same spelling can stand for several characters, among them 辉, 珲, 暉 and 徽. The characters 辉 and 珲 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Fai

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 輝 (辉) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 琿 (珲) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 暉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 徽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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