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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Saik

  • 锡tin; a surname
  • 碩large, big; great, eminent
  • 石stone, rock; a surname
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters锡碩石
1

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

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Saik is a spelling close to the Hokkien reading sek, for example 锡 ('tin') or 碩 ('large; great'); the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Saik

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 锡

    tin; a surname

    Hokkien sek / Mandarin xī

    attested

  • 碩

    large, big; great, eminent

    Hokkien se̍k / Mandarin shuò

  • 石

    stone, rock; a surname

    Hokkien se̍k / Mandarin shí

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 Saik

Saik is a spelling close to the Hokkien reading sek. The character 锡 (錫, 'tin') is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; other characters read se̍k in Hokkien include 碩 ('large; great') and 石 ('stone'). One spelling can stand for several characters, so the real meaning depends on the character the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien
SyllablesSaik

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Saik

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 錫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 碩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 石 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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