Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kang
- 康peaceful and happy; healthy; prosperous
- 慷generous; magnanimous
- 江river
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin), Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters康慷江
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kang in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kang is a Chinese name syllable, for example 康 (peaceful, healthy) or 江 (river); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kang
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin), Teochew and Hokkien romanization.
- 康
peaceful and happy; healthy; prosperous
Mandarin kāng / Teochew kang1
attested
- 慷
generous; magnanimous
Mandarin kāng
attested
- 江
river
Hokkien kang / Mandarin jiāng
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 Kang
Kang is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names that matches the Mandarin and Teochew readings of 康 and the Hokkien reading of 江. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Common options are 康 (peaceful, healthy), 慷 (generous) and 江 (river). The characters 康 and 慷 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin), Teochew, Hokkien |
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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 Kang
Sources
- Wiktionary: 康 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 慷 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 江 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 康 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 慷 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 江 · mdbg.net · meaning
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