Chinese name syllable
Syllable Quek
- 郭outer city wall; a surname
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Q
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters郭
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Quek in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Quek is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of 郭 ('outer city wall'), a character best known as a Chinese surname in Malaysia.
Possible characters for Quek
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 郭
outer city wall; a surname
Hokkien koeh / Teochew guêh / Mandarin guō
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 Quek
Quek is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the character 郭, read koeh in Hokkien and guêh in Teochew. The character means 'outer city wall' and is best known as a surname, so Quek mostly appears as a family name in Chinese Malaysian names. Where the spelling is used in a given name, its meaning still depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
|---|---|
| Syllables | Quek |
Sources
- Wiktionary: 郭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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