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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Him

  • 謙humble; modest
  • 欣happy; joyous
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Cantonese, Hokkien
Character options
2
  • Chinese characters謙欣
1

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

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Him is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 謙 (humble; modest).

Possible characters for Him

This spelling is common in Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka romanization.

  • 謙

    humble; modest

    Cantonese him1 / Mandarin qiān

  • 欣

    happy; joyous

    Hokkien him, Hakka hîm / Mandarin xīn

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 Him

Him is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka pronunciation. The sound him occurs in Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka for different characters. Characters read this way include 謙 (humble; modest) and 欣 (happy; joyous). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hokkien, Hakka

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Him

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 謙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 欣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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