Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kin
- 坚hard; firm; resolute
- 健strong, robust; healthy
- 建to build; to establish
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters坚健建
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kin in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kin is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese, for example 坚 (firm) or 健 (healthy); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kin
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 坚
hard; firm; resolute
Cantonese gin1 / Mandarin jiān (traditional 堅)
attested
- 健
strong, robust; healthy
Cantonese gin6 / Mandarin jiàn
- 建
to build; to establish
Cantonese gin3 / Mandarin jiàn
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 Kin
Kin is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names spelled from the Cantonese reading gin. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Common options are 坚 (firm, resolute), 健 (strong, healthy) and 建 (to build). The character 坚 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 Kin
Sources
- Wiktionary: 坚 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 堅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 建 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 坚 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 堅 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 健 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 建 · mdbg.net · meaning
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