Chinese name syllable
Syllable Khoon
- 勤industrious; diligent
- 群group, crowd; multitude
- 坤earth; feminine
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters勤群坤
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Khoon in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Khoon is a syllable in Malaysian Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 勤、群、坤.
Possible characters for Khoon
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 勤
industrious; diligent
Hokkien khûn / Mandarin qín
attested
- 群
group, crowd; multitude
Hokkien kûn / Mandarin qún
attested
- 坤
earth; feminine
Hokkien khun / Hakka khûn / Mandarin kūn
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 Khoon
Khoon is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is typical of Hokkien and Hakka romanization; it matches the Hokkien readings khûn (勤), kûn (群) and khun (坤), and the Hakka reading khûn of 坤. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 勤、群. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so these are options rather than one true meaning.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka |
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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 Khoon
Sources
- Wiktionary: 勤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 勤 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 群 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 群 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 坤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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