Chinese name syllable
Syllable Peng
- 萍duckweed; to wander
- 平level, even; peaceful
- 凭lean on; rely on
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters萍平凭
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Peng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Peng is a syllable in Malaysian Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 萍、平、凭.
Possible characters for Peng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 萍
duckweed; to wander
Hokkien phêng, pêng / Teochew pêng5 / Mandarin píng
attested
- 平
level, even; peaceful
Hokkien pêng / Teochew pêng5 / Mandarin píng
attested
- 凭
lean on; rely on
Hokkien pêng (憑) / Teochew pêng5 / Mandarin píng
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 Peng
Peng is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is typical of Hokkien and Teochew romanization; it matches the reading pêng of 萍, 平 and 凭. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 萍、平、凭. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so these are options rather than one true meaning.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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Peng in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1970s
- Share (girl)
- 8%
- JPN entries
- 1
- Girl 1970s · 8%
Entries containing this syllable: Siew Peng 1970s ♀ 845
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 Peng
Sources
- Wiktionary: 萍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 萍 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 平 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 平 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 憑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 凭 · mdbg.net · meaning
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