Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kien
- 健strong, robust; healthy
- 建to build; to establish
- 堅hard; firm; resolute
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters健建堅
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kien in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kien is a Chinese name syllable from Hakka, for example 健 (healthy) or 建 (to build); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kien
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 健
strong, robust; healthy
Hakka khien / Mandarin jiàn
attested
- 建
to build; to establish
Hakka kien / Mandarin jiàn
- 堅
hard; firm; resolute
Hakka kiên / Mandarin jiān
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 Kien
Kien is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names that matches Hakka readings. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Common options are 健 (strong, healthy), 建 (to build) and 堅 (firm, resolute). The character 健 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.
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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 Kien
Sources
- Wiktionary: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 建 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 堅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 健 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 建 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 堅 · mdbg.net · meaning
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