Chinese name syllable
Syllable Pow
- 保to keep; to protect; to guarantee
- 寶treasure; precious
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters保寶
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Pow in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Pow is a Chinese name syllable from Hakka; one character is 保, meaning 'to keep; to protect; to guarantee', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Pow
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 保
to keep; to protect; to guarantee
Hakka bau3 (Meixian) / Mandarin bǎo
attested
- 寶
treasure; precious
Hakka bau3 (Meixian) / Mandarin bǎo
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 Pow
Pow is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Hakka pronunciation. The spelling Pow matches the Meixian Hakka reading bau3. Characters commonly used for this sound include 保 (to keep; to protect; to guarantee); 寶 (treasure; precious). The character 保 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Pow
Sources
- Wiktionary: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 寶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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