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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Phin

  • 平level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful
  • 屏screen; to shelter, to protect
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
P
Romanization
Hakka
Character options
2
  • Chinese characters平屏
1

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

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Phin is a Chinese name syllable from Hakka; one character is 平, meaning 'level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Phin

This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.

  • 平

    level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful

    Hakka phìn / Mandarin píng

    attested

  • 屏

    screen; to shelter, to protect

    Hakka phìn / Mandarin píng

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 Phin

Phin is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Hakka pronunciation. The spelling Phin matches the Hakka reading phìn. Characters commonly used for this sound include 平 (level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful); 屏 (screen; to shelter, to protect). The character 平 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. 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 Phin

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 平 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 屏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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