Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hieng
- 賢virtuous; wise
- 顯apparent; prominent
- 炫to shine; to dazzle
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Teochew, Foochow
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters賢顯炫
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hieng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hieng is a Chinese name syllable from Teochew and Foochow (Hokchiu) pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 賢 (virtuous; wise).
Possible characters for Hieng
This spelling is common in Teochew and Foochow romanization.
- 賢
virtuous; wise
Teochew hiêng5, Foochow hièng / Mandarin xián
attested
- 顯
apparent; prominent
Teochew hiêng2, Foochow hiēng / Mandarin xiǎn
- 炫
to shine; to dazzle
Teochew hiêng5 / Mandarin xuàn
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 Hieng
Hieng is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Teochew and Foochow (Hokchiu) pronunciation. The spelling matches Teochew hiêng and Foochow hieng. The character 賢 (virtuous; wise) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. Other characters read this way include 顯 (apparent; prominent) and 炫 (to shine; to dazzle). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Teochew, Foochow |
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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 Hieng
Sources
- Wiktionary: 賢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 顯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 炫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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