Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hin
- 興to rise; to thrive
- 軒high; lofty
- 顯apparent; prominent
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hakka, Cantonese
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters興軒顯欣
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hin in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hin is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, such as 興 'to thrive', 軒 'lofty' or 欣 'happy'.
Possible characters for Hin
This spelling is common in Hakka, Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 興
to rise; to thrive
Hakka hîn / Hokkien hin (Zhangzhou) / Mandarin xīng
attested
- 軒
high; lofty
Cantonese hin1 / Mandarin xuān
- 顯
apparent; prominent
Cantonese hin2 / Mandarin xiǎn
- 欣
happy; joyous
Hokkien hin (Amoy) / 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 Hin
Hin spells the reading hin found in several dialects. The character 興 (simplified 兴), meaning to rise or thrive, is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling and is read hîn in Hakka. In Cantonese, 軒 (lofty) and 顯 (prominent) are read hin, and 欣 (happy) is read hin in Amoy Hokkien. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hakka, Cantonese, Hokkien |
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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 Hin
Sources
- Wiktionary: 興 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 興 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 兴 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 軒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 軒 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 顯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 顯 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 欣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 欣 · mdbg.net · meaning
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