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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Gee

  • 義justice; righteousness
  • 宜suitable; proper
  • 儀ceremony; appearance
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
G
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters義宜儀

Gee is a Hokkien-derived Chinese name syllable that can mean 'justice' (義), 'suitable' (宜) or 'ceremony' (儀), depending on the character.

Possible characters for Gee

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 義

    justice; righteousness

    Hokkien gī / Mandarin yì

    attested

  • 宜

    suitable; proper

    Hokkien gî / Mandarin yí

  • 儀

    ceremony; appearance

    Hokkien gî / Mandarin yí

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 Gee

Gee is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, a Hokkien spelling of the sound gī or gî. It can stand for characters such as 義 (justice), 宜 (suitable) or 儀 (ceremony). The character 義 is recorded for this spelling in public data from the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Gee

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 義 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 義 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 宜 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 宜 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 儀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 儀 · mdbg.net · meaning

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