Chinese name syllable
Syllable Heem
- 欣happy; joyous
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters欣
Heem is a Hokkien or Hakka Chinese name syllable, usually for the character 欣, meaning 'happy'.
Possible characters for Heem
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 欣
happy; joyous
Hokkien him / Hakka hîm / Mandarin xīn
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 Heem
Heem is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names. The spelling matches the Hokkien reading him and the Hakka reading hîm of 欣, meaning happy. The character 欣 is recorded for this spelling in public data from the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka |
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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 Heem
Sources
- Wiktionary: 欣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 欣 · mdbg.net · meaning
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