Chinese name syllable
Syllable Koon
- 冠hat, cap; crown
- 群group, crowd; multitude
- 根root; foundation
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters冠群根君
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Koon in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Koon is a syllable in Malaysian Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 冠、群、根.
Possible characters for Koon
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 冠
hat, cap; crown
Cantonese gun1 / Mandarin guān
attested
- 群
group, crowd; multitude
Hokkien kûn / Mandarin qún
attested
- 根
root; foundation
Hokkien kun / Mandarin gēn
attested
- 君
sovereign; lord
Hokkien kun / Mandarin jūn
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 Koon
Koon is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is typical of Cantonese and Hokkien romanization; in Cantonese it renders gun1 (冠), and in Hokkien it renders kun or kûn, as in 群, 根 and 君. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 冠、群、根. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so these are options rather than one true meaning.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien |
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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 Koon
Sources
- Wiktionary: 冠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 冠 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 群 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 根 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 根 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 君 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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