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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Foong

  • 凤phoenix (fenghuang)
  • 峰peak; summit
  • 丰lush; abundant
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
F
Romanization
Cantonese, Hakka
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters凤峰丰
2

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Foong is a Chinese name syllable in Cantonese / Hakka romanization; its meaning depends on the character, for example 凤 (phoenix (fenghuang)).

Possible characters for Foong

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 凤

    phoenix (fenghuang)

    Cantonese fung6 / Hakka fung / Mandarin fèng

    attested

  • 峰

    peak; summit

    Cantonese fung1 / Hakka fûng / Mandarin fēng

  • 丰

    lush; abundant

    Cantonese fung1 / Hakka fûng / Mandarin fēng

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 Foong

Foong is a Chinese name syllable spelling found in Cantonese / Hakka romanization. The oo spelling stands for the u vowel of Cantonese and Hakka fung. The same spelling can stand for several characters, among them 凤, 峰 and 丰. The character 凤 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hakka

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Foong

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 鳳 (凤) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 峰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 豐 (丰) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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