Chinese name syllable
Syllable Po
- 寶treasure; precious
- 保to protect; to keep
- 波wave
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters寶保波
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Po in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Po is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling that commonly stands for 寶 'treasure', 保 'protect' or 波 'wave'.
Possible characters for Po
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 寶
treasure; precious
Hokkien pó / Teochew bo2 / Mandarin bǎo
attested
- 保
to protect; to keep
Hokkien pó / Teochew bo2 / Mandarin bǎo
- 波
wave
Hokkien po / Teochew bo1 / Mandarin bō
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 Po
Po is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of the readings pó and po (written bo in Teochew Peng'im). The character 寶 (simplified 宝) 'treasure' is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The same spelling also fits 保 'protect' and 波 'wave'. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Po
Sources
- Wiktionary: 寶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 波 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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