Chinese name syllable
Syllable Lim
- 林forest; grove; woods
- 琳beautiful jade
- 霖long spell of rain
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters林琳霖
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Lim in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Lim is a Hokkien, Teochew or Hakka Chinese name syllable that can stand for 林 ('forest') or 琳 ('jade'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Lim
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization.
- 林
forest; grove; woods
Hokkien lîm / Teochew lim5 / Hakka lìm / Mandarin lín
attested
- 琳
beautiful jade
Hokkien lîm / Teochew lim5 / Mandarin lín
- 霖
long spell of rain
Hokkien lîm / Teochew lim5 / Hakka lìm / Mandarin lín
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 Lim
Lim is a Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka spelling of the sound lim. It can stand for characters such as 林 (forest; grove), 琳 (beautiful jade) and 霖 (long spell of rain). The character 林 is recorded for Malaysian names with this spelling, and Lim is also a common surname (林). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka |
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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 Lim
Sources
- Wiktionary: 林 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 琳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 霖 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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