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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Quee

  • 貴precious, valuable; noble
  • 桂osmanthus; cassia, cinnamon
  • 葵name of several plants
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
Q
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters貴桂葵
1

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Quee is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew; one character is 貴, meaning 'precious, valuable; noble', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Quee

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 貴

    precious, valuable; noble

    Hokkien kùi / Teochew gui3 / Mandarin guì

    attested

  • 桂

    osmanthus; cassia, cinnamon

    Hokkien kùi / Teochew gui3 / Mandarin guì

  • 葵

    name of several plants

    Hokkien kûi / Teochew kui5 / Mandarin kuí

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 Quee

Quee is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation. Quee is an older spelling of the Hokkien and Teochew reading kui. Characters commonly used for this sound include 貴 (precious, valuable; noble); 桂 (osmanthus; cassia, cinnamon); 葵 (name of several plants). The character 貴 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Quee

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 貴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 桂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 葵 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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