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See Tong name meaning

  • 時中time, season; middle, centre
  • 時東time, season; east
Letters
7
Syllables
2
First letter
S
Romanization
Teochew, Hokkien
Character options
2
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters時中時東

Chinese Names: S

See Tong is a Chinese boy's name (Teochew/Hokkien); its meaning depends on the characters, for example 時中 means 'time; middle'.

Chinese characters for See Tong

This spelling is common in Teochew and Hokkien romanization.

  • 時中

    time, season; middle, centre

    Teochew si5 dong1

    attested

  • 時東

    time, season; east

    Hokkien sî tong / Teochew si5 dong1

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 See Tong

See Tong is a boy's name from Teochew or Hokkien. See usually stands for 時 (si, 'time, season'), and Tong can be 中 (Teochew dong1, 'middle') or 東 (tong/dong1, 'east'). The characters 時中 are recorded for people in the region with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationTeochew, Hokkien
PartsSee + Tong
First letterChinese Names starting with S

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 時 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 中 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 東 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 時 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. MDBG: 東 · mdbg.net · meaning

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