Chinese name syllable
Syllable Khang
- 康peaceful and happy; healthy
- 侃upright; straightforward; congenial
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters康侃
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Khang in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Khang is a Chinese name syllable from a Teochew reading, commonly the character 康, meaning 'peaceful and healthy'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Khang
This spelling is common in Teochew romanization.
- 康
peaceful and happy; healthy
Teochew kang1 / Mandarin kāng
attested
- 侃
upright; straightforward; congenial
Teochew kang2 / 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 Khang
Khang is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Teochew reading kang, with the aspirated k that is usually spelled kh. The character 康 (peaceful and happy; healthy) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 侃 (upright; straightforward) has the same sound. 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 Khang
Sources
- Wiktionary: 康 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 侃 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 康 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 侃 · mdbg.net · meaning
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