Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hiew
- 曉dawn; to know; to understand
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters曉
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hiew in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hiew is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 曉 (dawn; to know; to understand).
Possible characters for Hiew
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 曉
dawn; to know; to understand
Cantonese hiu2 / Mandarin xiǎo
attested
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 Hiew
Hiew is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Cantonese pronunciation. The ew here stands for the sound iu, as in Jyutping hiu2. The character 曉 (dawn; to know; to understand) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Hiew
Sources
- Wiktionary: 曉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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