Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kiu
- 娇lovely; tender
- 喬tall; lofty
- 球fine jade; ball
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters娇喬球
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kiu in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kiu is a Chinese name syllable from a Cantonese or Hokkien reading, for example the character 娇, meaning 'lovely'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Kiu
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 娇
lovely; tender
Cantonese giu1 / Mandarin jiāo
attested
- 喬
tall; lofty
Cantonese kiu4 / Mandarin qiáo
- 球
fine jade; ball
Hokkien kiû / Mandarin qiú
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 Kiu
Kiu is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Cantonese readings giu or kiu, and also the Hokkien kiû. The character 娇 (lovely; the simplified form of 嬌) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, while 喬 (tall) is read kiu4 in Cantonese and 球 (fine jade) is kiû in Hokkien. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien |
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Chinese names with the syllable Kiu
Sources
- Wiktionary: 娇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 嬌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 喬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 球 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 娇 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 喬 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 球 · mdbg.net · meaning
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