Chinese name syllable
Syllable Heng
- 兴to rise; to thrive
- 恆lasting; perseverance
- 馨fragrant; good renown
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters兴恆馨衡
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Heng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Heng is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew readings; its meaning depends on the character, such as 兴 'to thrive' or 恆 'lasting'.
Possible characters for Heng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 兴
to rise; to thrive
Hokkien heng / Teochew hêng1 / Mandarin xīng
attested
- 恆
lasting; perseverance
Hokkien hêng / Teochew hêng5 / Mandarin héng
- 馨
fragrant; good renown
Hokkien heng / Teochew hêng1 / Mandarin xīn
- 衡
to weigh; balanced
Hokkien hêng / Mandarin héng
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 Heng
Heng spells the Hokkien and Teochew reading heng. The character recorded for Malaysians with this spelling is 兴 (to rise; to thrive). Other characters with the same reading include 恆 (lasting) and 馨 (fragrant), and 衡 (balanced) is read heng in Hokkien. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Heng
Sources
- Wiktionary: 興 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 兴 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 恆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 恆 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 馨 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 馨 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 衡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 衡 · mdbg.net · meaning
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