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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hiong

  • 香fragrant; fragrance
  • 雄masculine; powerful
  • 向to face; to side with
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien, Hakka
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters香雄向享
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hiong in their name

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Hiong is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 香 (fragrant; fragrance).

Possible characters for Hiong

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

  • 香

    fragrant; fragrance

    Hokkien hiong, Hakka hiông / Mandarin xiāng

    attested

  • 雄

    masculine; powerful

    Hokkien hiông, Teochew hiong5 / Mandarin xióng

  • 向

    to face; to side with

    Hokkien hiòng, Hakka hiong / Mandarin xiàng

  • 享

    to enjoy

    Hokkien hióng, Hakka hióng / Mandarin xiǎng

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 Hiong

Hiong is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew pronunciation. The sound hiong occurs in Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew for different characters. The character 香 (fragrant; fragrance) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. Other characters read this way include 雄 (masculine; powerful), 向 (to face; to side with) and 享 (to enjoy). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Hakka, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Hiong

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 雄 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 向 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 享 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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