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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hiang

  • 贤virtuous; wise
  • 香fragrant; fragrance
  • 享to enjoy
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters贤香享向
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hiang in their name

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Hiang is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 贤 (virtuous; wise).

Possible characters for Hiang

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 贤

    virtuous; wise

    Teochew hiang5 / Mandarin xián

    attested

  • 香

    fragrant; fragrance

    Hokkien hiang, Teochew hiang1 / Mandarin xiāng

  • 享

    to enjoy

    Hokkien hiáng, Teochew hiang2 / Mandarin xiǎng

  • 向

    to face; to side with

    Hokkien hiàng, Teochew hiang3 / 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 Hiang

Hiang is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation. The sound hiang occurs in Teochew and in Zhangzhou-type Hokkien, including Penang Hokkien. The character 贤 (virtuous; wise) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. Other characters read this way include 香 (fragrant; fragrance), 享 (to enjoy) and 向 (to face; to side with). 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 Hiang

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 賢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 享 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 向 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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