Chinese name syllable
Syllable Nee
- 年year
- 尼Buddhist nun; near; calm
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- N
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters年尼
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Nee in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Nee is a Hokkien and Teochew syllable in Chinese names whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 年 (year) and 尼 (calm).
Possible characters for Nee
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 年
year
Hokkien nî / Teochew ni5
attested
- 尼
Buddhist nun; near; calm
Hokkien nî / Teochew ni5
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 Nee
Nee is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling matches the Hokkien reading nî and the Teochew reading ni of 年 and 尼. Both characters are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and their meanings differ. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Nee
Sources
- Wiktionary: 年 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 尼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 年 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 尼 · mdbg.net · meaning
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