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Kim Chuan name meaning
- 金泉gold; spring
- 金川gold; river
- 錦泉brocade; spring
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters金泉金川錦泉
Kim Chuan is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; one option is 金泉 ('gold; spring'), but the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Chinese characters for Kim Chuan
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 金泉
gold; spring
Hokkien kim choân / Mandarin jīn quán
attested
- 金川
gold; river
Hokkien kim chhoan / Mandarin jīn chuān
- 錦泉
brocade; spring
Hokkien kím choân / Mandarin jǐn quán
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 Chuan
Kim Chuan is a Hokkien romanization. Kim stands for 金 (kim, gold) or 錦 (kím, brocade), and Chuan for 泉 (choân, spring) or 川 (chhoan, river). The characters 金泉 are recorded in public data for this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Kim + Chuan |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with K |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 泉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 泉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 川 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 川 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 錦 · mdbg.net · meaning
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