Chinese name syllable
Syllable Lean
- 连to link; to join; to connect
- 連to link; to join; to connect
- 蓮lotus
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters连連蓮聯
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Lean in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Lean is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien liân that can stand for 连 ('to join') or 蓮 ('lotus'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Lean
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 连
to link; to join; to connect
Hokkien liân / Mandarin lián
attested
- 連
to link; to join; to connect
Hokkien liân / Mandarin lián
- 蓮
lotus
Hokkien liân / Mandarin lián
- 聯
to connect; to ally
Hokkien liân / Mandarin lián
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 Lean
Lean is a Hokkien spelling of the sound liân. It can stand for characters such as 连 or its traditional form 連 (to link; to join), 蓮 (lotus) and 聯 (to ally). The character 连 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.
| Romanization | Hokkien |
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Chinese names with the syllable Lean
Sources
- Wiktionary: 连 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 連 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 蓮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 聯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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