Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kim
- 金gold; metal; money
- 錦brocade; embroidered; bright and beautiful
- 欽to respect; to admire
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters金錦欽琴
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kim in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kim is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 金 or 錦.
Possible characters for Kim
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization.
- 金
gold; metal; money
Hokkien kim / Teochew gim1 / Hakka kîm / Mandarin jīn
attested
- 錦
brocade; embroidered; bright and beautiful
Hokkien kím / Teochew gim2 / Hakka kím / Mandarin jǐn
attested
- 欽
to respect; to admire
Hokkien khim / Teochew kim1 / Hakka khîm / Mandarin qīn
- 琴
qin (Chinese zither); stringed instrument
Hokkien khîm / Teochew kim5 / Hakka khìm / Mandarin qín
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
Kim spells the syllable kim in Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling are 金 (gold) and 錦 (brocade); 欽 (to respect) and 琴 (zither) are also read khim or kim. Kim often appears in two-syllable names such as Kim Hock. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka |
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Kim in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1960s
- Share (boy)
- 7%
- JPN entries
- 1
- Boy 1960s · 7%
Entries containing this syllable: Kim Seng 1960s ♂ 606
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Kim
Sources
- Wiktionary: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 錦 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 欽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 欽 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 琴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 琴 · mdbg.net · meaning
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