Chinese Names · Boy
Hong Chew name meaning
- 宏洲great, magnificent; continent, island in a river
- 鸿洲great, large; continent, island in a river
- 宏周great, magnificent; complete, thorough
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters宏洲鸿洲宏周
Hong Chew is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of a Chinese boy's name; 宏洲 means 'great; continent', though other characters are also used.
Chinese characters for Hong Chew
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 宏洲
great, magnificent; continent, island in a river
Hokkien hông chiu / Teochew hong5 ziu1 / Mandarin hóng zhōu
attested
- 鸿洲
great, large; continent, island in a river
Hokkien hông chiu / Teochew hong5 ziu1 / Mandarin hóng zhōu
- 宏周
great, magnificent; complete, thorough
Hokkien hông chiu / Teochew hong5 ziu1 / Mandarin hóng zhōu
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 Hong Chew
Hong Chew is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling: Hong matches 宏 or 鸿 (Hokkien hông) and Chew matches 洲 or 周 (Hokkien chiu, Teochew ziu1). The characters 宏洲 are recorded for people with this spelling in the region; 宏 means 'great' and 洲 'continent' or 'island in a river'. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Hong + Chew |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with H |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- MDBG: 宏 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 洲 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 鸿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 周 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宏 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 洲 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 鴻 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 周 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
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