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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Foon

  • 欢happy; glad
  • 寬wide; generous
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
F
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
2
  • Chinese characters欢寬
2

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

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Foon is a Chinese name syllable in Cantonese romanization; its meaning depends on the character, for example 欢 (happy; glad).

Possible characters for Foon

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 欢

    happy; glad

    Cantonese fun1 / Mandarin huān

    attested

  • 寬

    wide; generous

    Cantonese fun1 / Mandarin kuān

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 Foon

Foon is a Chinese name syllable spelling found in Cantonese romanization. The oo spelling stands for the u vowel of the Cantonese reading fun. The same spelling can stand for several characters, among them 欢 and 寬. The character 欢 is 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 Foon

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 歡 (欢) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 寬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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