Chinese name syllable
Syllable Khan
- 侃upright; straightforward; congenial
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters侃
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Khan in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Khan is a Chinese name syllable from a Hokkien reading, for example the character 侃, meaning 'upright; straightforward'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Khan
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 侃
upright; straightforward; congenial
Hokkien khán / Mandarin kǎn
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 Khan
Khan is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hokkien reading khán. A character with this reading is 侃, meaning upright and straightforward, or congenial. The spelling may also stand for other characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Chinese names with the syllable Khan
Sources
- Wiktionary: 侃 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 侃 · mdbg.net · meaning
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