Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sen
- 生to live; to be born
- 星star
- 笙sheng (a reed mouth organ)
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hakka, Teochew
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters生星笙森
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sen in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sen is a syllable in Chinese names, mainly a Hakka spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, such as 生 (life), 星 (star) and 森 (dense).
Possible characters for Sen
This spelling is common in Hakka, Teochew and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 生
to live; to be born
Hakka sên / Teochew sên1
attested
- 星
star
Hakka sên
attested
- 笙
sheng (a reed mouth organ)
Hakka sên
attested
- 森
full of trees; dense
Mandarin sēn
attested
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 Sen
Sen is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling matches the Hakka reading sên of 生, 星 and 笙, the Teochew reading sên of 生, and the Mandarin reading sēn of 森. These characters are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and their meanings differ. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hakka, Teochew, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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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 Sen
Sources
- Wiktionary: 生 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 星 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 笙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 森 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 生 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 森 · mdbg.net · meaning
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