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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hok

  • 学to learn; knowledge
  • 福blessing; good fortune
  • 鶴crane (bird)
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters学福鶴
1

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

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Hok is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka and Cantonese pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 学 (to learn; knowledge).

Possible characters for Hok

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

  • 学

    to learn; knowledge

    Cantonese hok6, Hakka ho̍k / Mandarin xué

    attested

  • 福

    blessing; good fortune

    Hokkien hok, Teochew hog4 / Mandarin fú

  • 鶴

    crane (bird)

    Cantonese hok6, Hakka ho̍k, Hokkien ho̍k / Mandarin hè

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 Hok

Hok is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka and Cantonese pronunciation. The sound hok occurs in several dialects for different characters. The character 学 (to learn; knowledge) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. Other characters read this way include 福 (blessing; good fortune) and 鶴 (crane (bird)). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Cantonese

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Hok

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 學 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 福 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 鶴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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