Chinese name syllable
Syllable Gaik
- 玉jade; pure; beautiful
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- G
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters玉
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Gaik in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Gaik is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien; the recorded character, 玉, means 'jade; pure; beautiful', though the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Gaik
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 玉
jade; pure; beautiful
Hokkien ge̍k
attested
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 Gaik
Gaik is a syllable in Chinese names, usually spelled from the Hokkien ge̍k reading. The character 玉 ('jade; pure; beautiful') is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Other common characters with this reading are uncertain. The actual meaning depends on the character 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 Gaik
Sources
- MDBG: 玉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 玉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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