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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Lek

  • 历to experience; experience; history
  • 力strength; power; ability
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
L
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
2
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters历力
2

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Lek in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Lek is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, for example 历 (experience) or 力 (strength); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.

Possible characters for Lek

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 历

    to experience; experience; history

    Hokkien le̍k / Mandarin lì (traditional 歷)

    attested

  • 力

    strength; power; ability

    Hokkien le̍k / Mandarin lì

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 Lek

Lek is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names spelled from the Hokkien reading le̍k. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Matching options are 历 (experience, history) and 力 (strength, power). The character 历 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.

RomanizationHokkien

Lek in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables

Peak era
1950s
Share (boy)
7%
JPN entries
1
  • Boy 1950s · 7%

Entries containing this syllable: Ah Lek 1950s ♂ 586

Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Lek

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 历 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 歷 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 力 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 历 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. MDBG: 歷 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. MDBG: 力 · mdbg.net · meaning

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