Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kung
- 恭respectful; polite
- 功merit; achievement
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters恭功
Kung is a Cantonese Chinese name syllable that can mean 'respectful' (恭) or 'merit' (功), depending on the character.
Possible characters for Kung
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 恭
respectful; polite
Cantonese gung1 / Mandarin gōng
- 功
merit; achievement
Cantonese gung1 / Mandarin gōng
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 Kung
Kung is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, a Cantonese spelling of the sound gung1. It can stand for characters such as 恭 (respectful) or 功 (merit). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 恭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 恭 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 功 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 功 · mdbg.net · meaning
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