Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hong
- 鴻swan, swan goose; large, great
- 泓deep (of water); clear
- 锋cutting edge of a blade; vanguard
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 6
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters鴻泓锋芳宏康
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hong is a Chinese name syllable that can mean swan, clear, fragrant or vast, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Hong
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.
- 鴻
swan, swan goose; large, great
Hokkien hông / Mandarin hóng
attested
- 泓
deep (of water); clear
Hokkien hông / Mandarin hóng
attested
- 锋
cutting edge of a blade; vanguard
Hokkien hong
attested
- 芳
fragrant; good reputation or virtue
Hokkien hong
attested
- 宏
wide, spacious, great, vast
Hokkien hông / Mandarin hóng
- 康
peaceful and happy; healthy
Cantonese hong1
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
Hong is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. In Hokkien it commonly stands for the reading hông (鴻, 泓, 宏) or hong (锋, 芳); it also matches Mandarin hóng (鴻, 泓, 宏) and Cantonese hong1 (康). The characters 鴻, 泓, 锋 and 芳 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese |
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Hong in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1960s
- Share (girl)
- 11%
- JPN entries
- 2
- Girl 1960s · 11%
- Boy 1980s · 10%
Entries containing this syllable: Siew Hong 1960s ♀ 1,009 · Chee Hong 1970s ♂ 704 · Chee Hong 1980s ♂ 724
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Hong
- Chee Hong♂梓康 · 志康 · 志宏
- Siew Hong♀秀鳳 · 秀芳 · 秀虹
- Ban Hong♂万锋 · 万鸿 · 万宏
- Beng Hong♂明鴻 · 明宏 · 明豐
- Hong Chong♂鴻宗 · 宏聰 · 鴻崇
- Hong Kheng♂芳慶 · 鴻慶 · 宏卿
- Hong Pin♂泓賓 · 鴻彬 · 宏彬
- Hong Ting♂宏庭 · 宏廷 · 鴻庭
- Jing Hong♂景宏 · 景鴻
- Hong Chew♂宏洲 · 鸿洲 · 宏周
- Hong Tat♂芳達 · 鴻達 · 宏達
- Khoon Hong♂坤宏 · 坤鴻 · 坤豐
- Liang Hong♂亮洪 · 良鴻
- Wait Hong♀
- Zi Hong♂子宏 · 紫鸿 · 梓宏
Sources
- MDBG: 鴻 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 泓 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 锋 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 芳 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 宏 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 康 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 鴻 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 泓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 鋒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 芳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 康 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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