Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hon
- 汉Han Chinese; the Milky Way
- 漢Han Chinese; the Milky Way
- 瀚vast, wide
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters汉漢瀚翰
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hon in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hon is a Cantonese and Hakka syllable in Chinese names whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 汉/漢 (Han Chinese), 瀚 (vast) and 翰 (writing brush).
Possible characters for Hon
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 汉
Han Chinese; the Milky Way
Cantonese hon3 / Hakka hon
attested
- 漢
Han Chinese; the Milky Way
Cantonese hon3 / Hakka hon
attested
- 瀚
vast, wide
Cantonese hon6
- 翰
writing brush; writing
Cantonese hon6 / Hakka hon
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
Hon is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling matches the Cantonese reading hon of 漢 (汉 in simplified form), 瀚 and 翰, and the Hakka reading hon of 漢 and 翰. The characters 汉 and 漢 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
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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 Hon
Sources
- Wiktionary: 漢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 瀚 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 翰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 汉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 漢 · mdbg.net · meaning
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