Chinese Names · Boy
Poh Seng name meaning
- 宝星treasure, precious; star
- 宝成treasure, precious; to succeed, to become
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters宝星宝成
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Poh Seng
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Poh Seng is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; written 宝星, it means 'precious' and 'star'.
Chinese characters for Poh Seng
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 宝星
treasure, precious; star
Hokkien pó seng / Mandarin bǎo xīng
attested
- 宝成
treasure, precious; to succeed, to become
Hokkien pó sêng / Mandarin bǎo chéng
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 Poh Seng
Poh Seng is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien romanization. Poh commonly stands for 宝/寶 (treasure, precious), and Seng can stand for 星 (star, Hokkien seng) or 成 (to succeed, Hokkien sêng). The characters 宝星 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Poh + Seng |
| 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: 宝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 寶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 星 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 成 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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