Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kwok
- 国country; nation; kingdom
- 國country; nation; kingdom
- 郭outer city wall; a surname
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters国國郭
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kwok in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kwok is a Cantonese-based Chinese name syllable that commonly stands for 国 ('country'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Kwok
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 国
country; nation; kingdom
Cantonese gwok3 / Mandarin guó
attested
- 國
country; nation; kingdom
Cantonese gwok3 / Mandarin guó
- 郭
outer city wall; a surname
Cantonese gwok3 / Mandarin guō
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 Kwok
Kwok is a Cantonese spelling of the sound gwok. It can stand for 国 or its traditional form 國 (country; nation), and also 郭 (outer city wall), which is better known as a surname. The character 国 is recorded for Malaysian names with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.
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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 Kwok
Sources
- Wiktionary: 国 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 國 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 郭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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