Chinese name syllable
Syllable Heong
- 香fragrant; fragrance
- 向to face; direction; towards
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters香向
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Heong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Heong is a Cantonese Chinese name syllable; its character may be 香 (fragrant) or 向 (direction), depending on the family's choice.
Possible characters for Heong
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 香
fragrant; fragrance
Cantonese hoeng1 / Hokkien hiong / Mandarin xiāng
- 向
to face; direction; towards
Cantonese hoeng3 / Hokkien hiòng / Mandarin xiàng
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 Heong
Heong is a syllable in Chinese names, from Cantonese romanization, and it also fits the Hokkien reading hiong. The character 香 (Cantonese hoeng1) means fragrant, while 向 (Cantonese hoeng3) means to face or direction. The meaning depends on the character the family chose. The syllable is usually paired with another syllable in a full name.
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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 Heong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 向 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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