Chinese name syllable
Syllable Pei
- 佩belt ornament, pendant; to admire
- 贝shellfish, cowrie; money
- 姵used in female names
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 6
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters佩贝姵沛培珮
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Pei in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Pei is a Chinese name syllable that can mean pendant, shell, abundant or to cultivate, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Pei
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 佩
belt ornament, pendant; to admire
Mandarin pèi
attested
- 贝
shellfish, cowrie; money
Mandarin bèi (Wade–Giles pei)
attested
- 姵
used in female names
Mandarin pèi
attested
- 沛
abundant, copious
Mandarin pèi
- 培
to cultivate, to foster
Mandarin péi
- 珮
jade pendant worn at the waist
Mandarin pèi
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 Pei
Pei is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. It follows Mandarin pinyin pèi or péi (佩, 姵, 沛, 培, 珮); in the older Wade–Giles system, pei also spells the pinyin sound bèi (贝). The characters 佩, 贝 and 姵 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Pei in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1980s
- Share (girl)
- 18%
- JPN entries
- 2
- Girl 1980s · 18%
Entries containing this syllable: Pei Ling 1980s ♀ 704 · Pei Pei 1980s ♀ 628
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Pei
Sources
- MDBG: 佩 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 贝 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 姵 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 沛 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 培 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 珮 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 佩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 貝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 姵 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 沛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 培 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 珮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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