Chinese Names · Boy
Ping Tjin name meaning
- 炳進bright, glorious; to advance
- 平進level, calm; to advance
- 炳振bright, glorious; to rise vigorously
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters炳進平進炳振
Ping Tjin is a Chinese boy's name (Hokkien, older spelling); its meaning depends on the characters, for example 炳進 means 'bright; to advance'.
Chinese characters for Ping Tjin
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 炳進
bright, glorious; to advance
Hokkien péng chìn
- 平進
level, calm; to advance
Hokkien pêng chìn
- 炳振
bright, glorious; to rise vigorously
Hokkien péng chín
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 Ping Tjin
Ping Tjin is a boy's name from Hokkien, written in an older Dutch-style spelling that uses tj for the ch sound and ing for eng. Ping can be 炳 (péng, 'bright') or 平 (pêng, 'calm'), and Tjin can be 進 (chìn, 'to advance') or 振 (chín, 'to rise'). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Ping + Tjin |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with P |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 炳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 進 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 平 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 振 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 炳 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 進 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 平 · mdbg.net · meaning
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