Chinese name syllable
Syllable Keng
- 庆to celebrate; good fortune
- 敬to respect, to honour; respectful
- 景sunlight; bright; scenery, view
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters庆敬景卿瓊
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Keng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Keng is a Chinese name syllable that can mean to celebrate, to respect or scenery, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Keng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 庆
to celebrate; good fortune
Hokkien khèng / Teochew kêng3
attested
- 敬
to respect, to honour; respectful
Hokkien kèng / Teochew gêng3
attested
- 景
sunlight; bright; scenery, view
Hokkien kéng / Teochew gêng2
attested
- 卿
high official, minister (historical)
Hokkien kheng / Teochew kêng1
- 瓊
fine jade; elegant, beautiful
Hokkien khêng
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 Keng
Keng is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. The spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization, for readings such as khèng (庆), kèng (敬), kéng (景), kheng (卿) and khêng (瓊); Malaysian spellings do not distinguish k from kh. The characters 庆, 敬 and 景 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Keng
Sources
- MDBG: 庆 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 敬 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 景 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 卿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 瓊 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 慶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 敬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 景 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 卿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 瓊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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