Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kui
- 桂osmanthus; cassia
- 贵expensive; precious; noble
- 奎Legs, one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters桂贵奎
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kui in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kui is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Teochew or Hakka, for example 桂 (osmanthus) or 贵 (noble); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kui
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization.
- 桂
osmanthus; cassia
Hokkien kùi / Teochew gui3 / Hakka kui / Mandarin guì
attested
- 贵
expensive; precious; noble
Hokkien kùi / Teochew gui3 / Hakka kui / Mandarin guì (traditional 貴)
attested
- 奎
Legs, one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
Hokkien kui / Teochew gui1 / Mandarin kuí
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 Kui
Kui is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names that matches Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka readings. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Common options are 桂 (osmanthus), 贵 (precious, noble) and 奎 (one of the lunar mansions of Chinese astronomy). The characters 桂 and 贵 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka |
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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 Kui
Sources
- Wiktionary: 桂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 贵 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 貴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 奎 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 桂 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 贵 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 貴 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 奎 · mdbg.net · meaning
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