Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kuang
- 广broad; extensive
- 光light; ray
- 匡to correct; upright
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin), Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters广光匡
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kuang in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kuang is a Chinese name syllable from a Mandarin or Teochew reading, for example 光 'light' or 广 'broad'; the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Kuang
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Teochew romanization.
- 广
broad; extensive
Mandarin guǎng / Teochew guang2
attested
- 光
light; ray
Mandarin guāng / Teochew guang1
- 匡
to correct; upright
Mandarin kuāng / Teochew kuang1
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 Kuang
Kuang is a Chinese name syllable that matches Mandarin in the older Wade–Giles spelling (kuang) or the Teochew reading guang. The character 广 (broad; the simplified form of 廣) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, while 光 (light) and 匡 (to correct) have matching readings. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin), 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 Kuang
Sources
- Wiktionary: 广 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 廣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 光 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 匡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 广 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 光 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 匡 · mdbg.net · meaning
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