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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Liang

  • 亮bright, radiant
  • 良good, virtuous
  • 梁beam; bridge; surname
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
L
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Teochew
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters亮良梁
5

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Liang is a syllable in Chinese names whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 亮 (bright), 良 (good) and 梁 (beam).

Possible characters for Liang

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Teochew romanization.

  • 亮

    bright, radiant

    Mandarin liàng / Teochew liang6

    attested

  • 良

    good, virtuous

    Mandarin liáng / Teochew liang5

    attested

  • 梁

    beam; bridge; surname

    Mandarin liáng / Teochew liang5

    attested

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 Liang

Liang is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is Mandarin pinyin for 亮 (liàng), 良 and 梁 (liáng), and it also matches the Teochew reading liang of all three. These characters are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and their meanings differ. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Liang

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 亮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 良 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 梁 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 亮 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. MDBG: 良 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. MDBG: 梁 · mdbg.net · meaning

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