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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hup

  • 合to join; to unite; to suit
  • 洽to be in accord; harmonious; to agree
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Cantonese, Hakka
Character options
2
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters合洽
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Hup in their name

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Hup is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation; its meaning depends on the character chosen, such as 合 (to join) or 洽 (to be in accord).

Possible characters for Hup

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 合

    to join; to unite; to suit

    Cantonese hap6 / Hakka ha̍p / Mandarin hé

    attested

  • 洽

    to be in accord; harmonious; to agree

    Cantonese hap6 / Mandarin qià

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 Hup

Hup is a spelling of a Chinese name syllable from the Cantonese reading hap or the Hakka reading ha̍p; Malaysian spellings often write the -ap sound as -up. The character 合 (to join, to unite) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 洽 (harmonious, in accord) is also read hap in Cantonese. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hakka

Chinese names with the syllable Hup

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 合 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 洽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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