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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Pheng

  • 平level; fair; peaceful
  • 鵬peng, a giant mythical bird
  • 萍duckweed
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
P
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters平鵬萍炳

Pheng is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien or Teochew; its meaning depends on the character, such as 平 (peaceful) or 鵬 (the peng bird).

Possible characters for Pheng

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 平

    level; fair; peaceful

    Hokkien pêng / Teochew pêng5

    attested

  • 鵬

    peng, a giant mythical bird

    Hokkien phêng

  • 萍

    duckweed

    Hokkien phêng / Teochew pêng5

  • 炳

    bright; outstanding

    Hokkien péng

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 Pheng

Pheng spells the Hokkien or Teochew sounds pêng/phêng; Malaysian spellings often do not distinguish p from ph. The character 平 (peaceful) is recorded with this spelling; other fitting characters include 鵬 (the peng bird), 萍 (duckweed) and 炳 (bright). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Pheng

Sources

  1. MDBG: 平 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 平 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. MDBG: 鵬 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 鵬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. MDBG: 萍 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: 萍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  7. MDBG: 炳 · mdbg.net · meaning
  8. Wiktionary: 炳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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