Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hai
- 海sea; ocean; vastness
- 諧to harmonize; harmonious
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters海諧
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hai in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hai is a Chinese name syllable; its character may be 海 (sea) or 諧 (harmonious), depending on the family's choice.
Possible characters for Hai
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 海
sea; ocean; vastness
Hokkien hái / Teochew hai2 / Mandarin hǎi
- 諧
to harmonize; harmonious
Hokkien hâi / Teochew hai5
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 Hai
Hai is a syllable in Chinese names, romanized from Hokkien, Teochew or Mandarin. The character 海 is read hái in Hokkien and hǎi in Mandarin and means sea or ocean. The character 諧 is read hâi in Hokkien and means harmonious. The meaning depends on the character the family chose. The syllable is usually paired with another syllable in a full name.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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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 Hai
Sources
- Wiktionary: 海 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 諧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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