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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hoon

  • 分to divide; to distribute
  • 芬fragrance; fragrant
  • 雲cloud
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
5
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters分芬雲勛訓
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hoon in their name

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Hoon is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 分 (to divide; to distribute).

Possible characters for Hoon

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 分

    to divide; to distribute

    Hokkien hun, Teochew hung1 / Mandarin fēn

    attested

  • 芬

    fragrance; fragrant

    Hokkien hun, Teochew hung1 / Mandarin fēn

  • 雲

    cloud

    Hokkien hûn, Teochew hung5 / Mandarin yún

  • 勛

    meritorious deed; merit

    Hokkien hun / Mandarin xūn

  • 訓

    to teach; to instruct

    Hokkien hùn, Teochew hung3 / Mandarin xùn

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 Hoon

Hoon is a Chinese name syllable spelling taken from Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation. The oo here stands for the sound u, as in Hokkien hun. The character 分 (to divide; to distribute) is recorded in Malaysian names with this spelling. Other characters read this way include 芬 (fragrance; fragrant), 雲 (cloud), 勛 (meritorious deed; merit) and 訓 (to teach; to instruct). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Hoon

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 分 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 芬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 雲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 勛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 訓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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