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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Kee

  • 基foundation; base
  • 祺good luck; auspicious
  • 其his, her, its; that
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
K
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters基祺其记
12

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Kee is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 基, 祺 or 其.

Possible characters for Kee

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 基

    foundation; base

    Hokkien ki / Teochew gi1 / Mandarin jī

    attested

  • 祺

    good luck; auspicious

    Hokkien kî / Teochew ki5 / Mandarin qí

    attested

  • 其

    his, her, its; that

    Hokkien kî / Teochew ki5 / Mandarin qí

    attested

  • 记

    to record; to remember

    Hokkien kì / Teochew gi3 / Mandarin jì

    attested

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 Kee

Kee is the Malaysian spelling of the syllable ki in Hokkien (ki, kî, kì) and Teochew. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 基 (foundation), 祺 (good luck), 其 and 记 (to record). The meaning depends on the character 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 Kee

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 基 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 基 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 祺 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 祺 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 其 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 其 · mdbg.net · meaning
  7. Wiktionary: 記 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  8. MDBG: 记 · mdbg.net · meaning

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