Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kheng
- 庆to celebrate; to congratulate; auspicious
- 卿high official (historical); term of endearment
- 瓊fine jade; exquisite, beautiful
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters庆卿瓊擎
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kheng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kheng is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien or Teochew, for example 庆 (to celebrate) or 瓊 (fine jade); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kheng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 庆
to celebrate; to congratulate; auspicious
Hokkien khèng / Teochew kêng3 / Mandarin qìng (traditional 慶)
attested
- 卿
high official (historical); term of endearment
Hokkien kheng / Teochew kêng1 / Mandarin qīng
- 瓊
fine jade; exquisite, beautiful
Hokkien khêng / Mandarin qióng
- 擎
to hold up; to lift up
Hokkien khêng / Teochew kêng5 / Mandarin qíng
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 Kheng
Kheng is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names spelled from Hokkien or Teochew, with kh marking an aspirated k. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Options include 庆 (to celebrate), 卿 (high official, term of endearment), 瓊 (fine jade) and 擎 (to hold up). The character 庆 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.
| 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 Kheng
Sources
- Wiktionary: 庆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 慶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 卿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 瓊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 擎 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 庆 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 慶 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 卿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 瓊 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 擎 · mdbg.net · meaning
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