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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hian

  • 贤virtuous; wise; able
  • 顯apparent; prominent
  • 軒high; lofty
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters贤顯軒
2

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

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Hian is a Chinese name syllable in Hokkien romanization; its meaning depends on the character, for example 贤 (virtuous; wise; able).

Possible characters for Hian

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 贤

    virtuous; wise; able

    Hokkien hiân / Mandarin xián

    attested

  • 顯

    apparent; prominent

    Hokkien hián / Mandarin xiǎn

  • 軒

    high; lofty

    Hokkien hian / Mandarin xuān

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 Hian

Hian is a Chinese name syllable spelling found in Hokkien romanization. It matches the Hokkien reading hian. The same spelling can stand for several characters, among them 贤, 顯 and 軒. The character 贤 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Hian

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 賢 (贤) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 顯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 軒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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