Chinese name syllable
Syllable Ken
- 健strong; robust; healthy
- 建to build; to establish
- 堅hard; firm; resolute
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters健建堅
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ken in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ken is a Chinese name syllable from Hakka pronunciation; its meaning depends on the character chosen, such as 健 (strong), 建 (to build) or 堅 (hard).
Possible characters for Ken
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 健
strong; robust; healthy
Hakka khien / Mandarin jiàn
attested
- 建
to build; to establish
Hakka kien / Mandarin jiàn
- 堅
hard; firm; resolute
Hakka kiên / Mandarin jiān
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 Ken
Ken is a spelling of a Chinese name syllable that is closest to the Hakka readings kien or khien. The character 健 (strong, healthy) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; other characters read kien in Hakka include 建 (to build) and 堅 (firm). In Hokkien these characters are usually spelled Kian and in Cantonese Kin. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Ken
Sources
- Wiktionary: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 建 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 堅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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