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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Hye

  • 海sea; ocean; vast
  • 諧harmonious; to harmonize
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
H
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
2
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters海諧
1

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

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Hye is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation; its meaning depends on the character chosen, such as 海 (sea) or 諧 (harmonious).

Possible characters for Hye

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 海

    sea; ocean; vast

    Hokkien hái / Teochew hai2 / Mandarin hǎi

    attested

  • 諧

    harmonious; to harmonize

    Hokkien hâi / Teochew hai5 / Mandarin xié

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 Hye

Hye is a spelling of a Chinese name syllable that represents the Hokkien or Teochew reading hai. The character 海 (sea) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 諧 (harmonious) is also read hâi in Hokkien. The 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 Hye

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 海 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 諧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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