Chinese name syllable
Syllable Liat
- 烈fiery; ardent; staunch
- 列a line of objects; to list
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters烈列
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Liat in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Liat is a Hokkien-based Chinese name syllable that can stand for 烈 ('ardent') or 列 ('row'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Liat
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 烈
fiery; ardent; staunch
Hokkien lia̍t / Mandarin liè
attested
- 列
a line of objects; to list
Hokkien lia̍t / Mandarin liè
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 Liat
Liat is a Hokkien spelling of the sound lia̍t. It can stand for 烈 (fiery; ardent; staunch) or 列 (a line, a row). The character 烈 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 Liat
Sources
- Wiktionary: 烈 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 列 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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