Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kor
- 可can; worthy
- 高tall; high
- 歌song; to praise
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters可高歌
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kor in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kor is a Chinese name syllable from a Hokkien or Teochew reading, for example 高 'tall' or 可 'can'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Kor
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 可
can; worthy
Hokkien khó / Teochew ko2 / Mandarin kě
attested
- 高
tall; high
Hokkien ko / Teochew go1 / Mandarin gāo
- 歌
song; to praise
Hokkien ko / Teochew go1 / Mandarin gē
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 Kor
Kor is a Chinese name syllable in which or stands for the Hokkien or Teochew o sound. The character 可 (can; Hokkien khó) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, while 高 (tall) and 歌 (song) are read ko in Hokkien. 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 Kor
Sources
- Wiktionary: 可 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 高 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 歌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 可 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 高 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 歌 · mdbg.net · meaning
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