Chinese name syllable
Syllable Leaw
- 廖a surname
- 遼distant; far
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters廖遼
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Leaw in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Leaw is a Hokkien or Teochew Chinese name syllable that can stand for 廖 or 遼 ('distant'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Leaw
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 廖
a surname
Hokkien liāu / Teochew liao7 / Mandarin liào
- 遼
distant; far
Hokkien liâu / Teochew liao5 / Mandarin liáo
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 Leaw
Leaw is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of the sound liau. It can stand for 廖, usually a surname, or 遼 (distant; far). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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Chinese names with the syllable Leaw
Sources
- Wiktionary: 廖 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 遼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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