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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ping

  • 炳bright, luminous; outstanding
  • 平level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful
  • 萍duckweed
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
P
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters炳平萍冰
1

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

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Ping is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin and Cantonese; one character is 炳, meaning 'bright, luminous; outstanding', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Ping

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.

  • 炳

    bright, luminous; outstanding

    Mandarin bǐng / Cantonese bing2

    attested

  • 平

    level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful

    Mandarin píng / Cantonese ping4

  • 萍

    duckweed

    Mandarin píng / Cantonese ping4

  • 冰

    ice

    Mandarin bīng / Cantonese bing1

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

Ping is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciation. The spelling Ping follows Mandarin and Cantonese readings; older spellings do not distinguish b from p. Characters commonly used for this sound include 炳 (bright, luminous; outstanding); 平 (level, flat; fair; calm, peaceful); 萍 (duckweed); 冰 (ice). The character 炳 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Cantonese

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Ping

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 炳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 平 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 萍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 冰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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