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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Kiong

  • 強strong; powerful
  • 恭respectful; polite
  • 宮palace; temple
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
K
Romanization
Hokkien, Hakka
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters強恭宮
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kiong in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Kiong is a Chinese name syllable from a Hokkien or Hakka reading, commonly the character 強, meaning 'strong'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Kiong

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.

  • 強

    strong; powerful

    Hokkien kiông / Hakka khiòng / Mandarin qiáng

    attested

  • 恭

    respectful; polite

    Hokkien kiong / Mandarin gōng

  • 宮

    palace; temple

    Hokkien kiong / Mandarin gōng

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 Kiong

Kiong is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hokkien reading kiong or the Hakka khiong. The character 強 (strong) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, while 恭 (respectful) and 宮 (palace) are also read kiong in Hokkien. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Hakka

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Kiong

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 強 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 恭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 宮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 強 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. MDBG: 恭 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. MDBG: 宮 · mdbg.net · meaning

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