Chinese name syllable
Syllable Khen
- 權power; right
- 健strong; healthy
- 虔reverent; sincere
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters權健虔
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Khen in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Khen is a Chinese name syllable from a Hakka reading, for example the character 權, meaning 'power'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Khen
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 權
power; right
Hakka khièn / Mandarin quán
attested
- 健
strong; healthy
Hakka khien / Mandarin jiàn
- 虔
reverent; sincere
Hakka khièn / Mandarin qián
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 Khen
Khen is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hakka reading khien. The character 權 (power; right) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, while 健 (strong; healthy) and 虔 (reverent; sincere) share the same Hakka 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 Khen
Sources
- Wiktionary: 權 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 虔 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 權 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 健 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 虔 · mdbg.net · meaning
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