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Hon Jian name meaning

  • 漢健Han Chinese; strong, healthy
  • 漢堅Han Chinese; firm, strong
  • 翰建writing brush; to build
Letters
7
Syllables
2
First letter
H
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
3
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters漢健漢堅翰建
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Hon Jian

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Chinese Names: H

Hon Jian is a Chinese given name whose meaning depends on the characters; for example 漢健 means 'Han Chinese; strong, healthy'.

Chinese characters for Hon Jian

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 漢健

    Han Chinese; strong, healthy

    Cantonese hon3 / Mandarin jiàn

  • 漢堅

    Han Chinese; firm, strong

    Cantonese hon3 / Mandarin jiān

  • 翰建

    writing brush; to build

    Cantonese hon6 / Mandarin jiàn

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 Hon Jian

Hon Jian is a romanized Chinese given name that mixes two dialects. Hon matches the Cantonese reading of 漢 (Han Chinese) or 翰 (writing brush), while Jian is the Hanyu Pinyin spelling of 健 (strong), 堅 (firm) or 建 (to build). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationCantonese
PartsHon + Jian
First letterChinese Names starting with H

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 漢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 漢 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 堅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 翰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: 建 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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