Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sek
- 錫tin; bestow
- 石stone; rock
- 碩large; great, eminent
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters錫石碩惜
Sek is a syllable in Chinese names that can stand for characters such as 錫、石、碩、惜; the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Sek
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 錫
tin; bestow
Cantonese sek3 / Hokkien sek / Mandarin xī
attested
- 石
stone; rock
Cantonese sek6 / Hokkien se̍k / Mandarin shí
- 碩
large; great, eminent
Cantonese sek6 / Hokkien se̍k / Mandarin shuò
- 惜
to cherish; to value
Cantonese sek3 / Hokkien sek / Mandarin xī
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 Sek
Sek matches the Cantonese readings sek3/sek6 and the Hokkien readings sek/se̍k of several characters. The character 錫 (tin; bestow) is recorded in public data for this spelling, while 石, 碩 and 惜 are also read sek in both dialects. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien |
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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 Sek
Sources
- MDBG: 錫 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 石 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 石 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 碩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 惜 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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