Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kuong
- 光light; ray
- 廣broad; wide; extensive
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Foochow
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters光廣
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kuong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kuong is a Foochow-based Chinese name syllable that can stand for 光 ('light') or 廣 ('broad'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Kuong
This spelling is common in Foochow romanization.
- 光
light; ray
Foochow guŏng / Mandarin guāng
- 廣
broad; wide; extensive
Foochow guōng / Mandarin guǎng
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 Kuong
Kuong matches Foochow (Hokchiu) pronunciation, as in 光 guŏng and 廣 guōng. The syllable can therefore stand for 光 (light; ray) or 廣 (broad; wide). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.
| Romanization | Foochow |
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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 Kuong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 光 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 廣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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