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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Nyan

  • 源source; fountainhead
  • 元first; chief; fundamental
  • 原original; origin; source
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
N
Romanization
Hakka
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters源元原
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Nyan in their name

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Nyan is a Chinese name syllable from the Hakka sound ngièn, as in 源 (source) or 元 (first); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.

Possible characters for Nyan

This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.

  • 源

    source; fountainhead

    Hakka ngièn (ngian2) / Mandarin yuán

    attested

  • 元

    first; chief; fundamental

    Hakka ngièn (ngian2) / Mandarin yuán

  • 原

    original; origin; source

    Hakka ngièn (ngian2) / Mandarin yuán

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 Nyan

Nyan is another spelling of the Hakka sound ngièn (ngian2), with ny standing for ngi. The character 源 (source) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; 元 (first, chief) and 原 (original) have the same Hakka reading. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHakka

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Nyan

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 源 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 元 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 原 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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