Chinese Names · Girl
Ling Chan name meaning
- 玲珍tinkling of jade; precious, treasure
- 玲燦tinkling of jade; bright, lustrous
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Chinese characters玲珍玲燦
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ling Chan
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ling Chan is a Chinese girl's name in Cantonese spelling; one set of characters is 玲 (tinkling of jade) and 珍 (precious).
Chinese characters for Ling Chan
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 玲珍
tinkling of jade; precious, treasure
Cantonese ling4 zan1 / Mandarin líng zhēn
- 玲燦
tinkling of jade; bright, lustrous
Cantonese ling4 caan3 / Mandarin líng càn
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 Ling Chan
Ling Chan is a spelling based on Cantonese readings. Ling matches ling4 for 玲 (tinkling of jade), while Chan can stand for 珍 (zan1, precious) or 燦 (caan3, bright). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese |
| Parts | Ling + Chan |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with L |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 玲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 珍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 燦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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