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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hee

  • 喜happy; to like
  • 熙bright, glorious; prosperous
  • 禧good fortune; blessings
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters喜熙禧
5

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Hee is a Hokkien and Teochew syllable in Chinese names whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 喜 (happy), 熙 (glorious) and 禧 (blessings).

Possible characters for Hee

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 喜

    happy; to like

    Hokkien hí / Teochew hi2

    attested

  • 熙

    bright, glorious; prosperous

    Hokkien hi / Teochew hi1

    attested

  • 禧

    good fortune; blessings

    Hokkien hí / Teochew hi1

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 Hee

Hee is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is common for the Hokkien and Teochew reading hi of 喜, 熙 and 禧. The characters 喜 and 熙 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and their meanings differ. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Hee

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 喜 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 熙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 禧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 喜 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. MDBG: 熙 · mdbg.net · meaning

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