Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kiow
- 桥bridge
- 嬌lovely; tender
- 喬tall; lofty
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters桥嬌喬
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kiow in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kiow is a Chinese name syllable from a Hokkien or Teochew reading, for example 嬌 'lovely' or 桥 'bridge'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Kiow
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 桥
bridge
Hokkien kiâu / Mandarin qiáo
attested
- 嬌
lovely; tender
Hokkien kiau / Teochew giao1 / Mandarin jiāo
- 喬
tall; lofty
Hokkien kiâu / Teochew kiao5 / Mandarin qiáo
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 Kiow
Kiow is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hokkien reading kiau or the Teochew kiao, with ow standing for the au sound. The character 桥 (bridge; the simplified form of 橋) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, while 嬌 (lovely) and 喬 (tall) have matching readings. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Kiow
Sources
- Wiktionary: 桥 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 橋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 嬌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 喬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 桥 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 嬌 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 喬 · mdbg.net · meaning
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