Chinese name syllable
Syllable Lit
- 力strength; power
- 烈fiery; ardent; staunch
- 列a line of objects; to list
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Hakka, Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters力烈列
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Lit in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Lit is a Chinese name syllable from Hakka or Cantonese that can stand for 力 ('strength') or 烈 ('ardent'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Lit
This spelling is common in Hakka and Cantonese romanization.
- 力
strength; power
Hakka li̍t / Mandarin lì
attested
- 烈
fiery; ardent; staunch
Cantonese lit6 / Mandarin liè
- 列
a line of objects; to list
Cantonese lit6 / 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 Lit
Lit fits the Hakka reading of 力 (li̍t) and the Cantonese reading of 烈 and 列 (lit6). It can stand for 力 (strength), 烈 (ardent; staunch) or 列 (a row). The character 力 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 Lit
Sources
- Wiktionary: 力 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 烈 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 列 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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