Chinese name syllable
Syllable Peh
- 白white; clear; bright
- 柏cypress
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters白柏
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Peh in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Peh is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew; one character is 白, meaning 'white; clear; bright', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Peh
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 白
white; clear; bright
Hokkien pe̍h / Teochew bêh8 / Mandarin bái
- 柏
cypress
Hokkien peh / Teochew bêh4 / Mandarin bǎi, bó
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 Peh
Peh is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation. The spelling Peh matches the vernacular Hokkien readings pe̍h (白) and peh (柏). Characters commonly used for this sound include 白 (white; clear; bright); 柏 (cypress). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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Chinese names with the syllable Peh
Sources
- Wiktionary: 白 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 柏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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