Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kam
- 金gold; metal
- 锦brocade; bright and beautiful
- 琴qin (Chinese zither); stringed instrument
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters金锦琴
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kam in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kam is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese, for example 金 (gold) or 锦 (brocade); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kam
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 金
gold; metal
Cantonese gam1 / Mandarin jīn
attested
- 锦
brocade; bright and beautiful
Cantonese gam2 / Mandarin jǐn (traditional 錦)
attested
- 琴
qin (Chinese zither); stringed instrument
Cantonese kam4 / Mandarin qín
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 Kam
Kam is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled from the Cantonese readings gam or kam. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Common options are 金 (gold), 锦 (brocade, bright and beautiful) and 琴 (the Chinese zither). The characters 金 and 锦 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Kam
Sources
- Wiktionary: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 锦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 琴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 锦 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 錦 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 琴 · mdbg.net · meaning
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