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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hing

  • 兴to thrive; to prosper
  • 馨fragrant; renown
  • 慶to celebrate; auspicious
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Cantonese, Hokkien
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters兴馨慶卿
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hing in their name

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Hing is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese and Hokkien pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 兴 (to thrive; to prosper).

Possible characters for Hing

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.

  • 兴

    to thrive; to prosper

    Cantonese hing1, Hokkien heng / Mandarin xīng

    attested

  • 馨

    fragrant; renown

    Cantonese hing1, Hokkien heng / Mandarin xīn

  • 慶

    to celebrate; auspicious

    Cantonese hing3 / Mandarin qìng

  • 卿

    high official; honorific

    Cantonese hing1 / Mandarin qīng

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 Hing

Hing is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Cantonese and Hokkien pronunciation. In Cantonese the sound is hing, while Hokkien heng is also spelled Hing. The character 兴 (to thrive; to prosper) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. Other characters read this way include 馨 (fragrant; renown), 慶 (to celebrate; auspicious) and 卿 (high official; honorific). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Hing

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 興 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 馨 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 慶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 卿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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