Chinese name syllable
Syllable Giap
- 業profession; business; achievements
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- G
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters業
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Giap in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Giap is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien; the recorded character, 業, means 'profession; business; achievements', though the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Giap
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 業
profession; business; achievements
Hokkien gia̍p
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 Giap
Giap is a syllable in Chinese names, usually spelled from the Hokkien gia̍p reading. The character 業 ('profession; business; achievements') 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 Giap
Sources
- MDBG: 業 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 業 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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