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Kim Ching name meaning

  • 金钟gold; metal; bell; clock
  • 金清gold; metal; clear; pure
Letters
8
Syllables
2
First letter
K
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
2
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters金钟金清
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kim Ching

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Chinese Names: K

Kim Ching is a Chinese boy's name that may be written 金钟 or 金清; its meaning depends on the characters chosen.

Chinese characters for Kim Ching

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 金钟

    gold; metal; bell; clock

    Hokkien kim cheng / Teochew gim1 zêng1

    attested

  • 金清

    gold; metal; clear; pure

    Hokkien kim chheng / Teochew gim1 cêng1

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 Kim Ching

Kim Ching is a Chinese name spelling from Hokkien or Teochew readings. Kim matches 金 (gold; kim), and Ching spells the Hokkien sound cheng or chheng, for example 鐘 (bell) or 清 (clear). The characters 金钟 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationHokkien, Teochew
PartsKim + Ching
First letterChinese Names starting with K

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 鐘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 钟 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 清 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 清 · mdbg.net · meaning

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