Chinese name syllable
Syllable Seng
- 成to succeed; to accomplish; to become
- 盛flourishing; prosperous; abundant
- 星star
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 6
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters成盛星升胜声
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Seng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Seng is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 成, 盛 or 星.
Possible characters for Seng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 成
to succeed; to accomplish; to become
Hokkien sêng / Teochew sêng5 / Mandarin chéng
attested
- 盛
flourishing; prosperous; abundant
Hokkien sēng / Teochew sêng6 / Mandarin shèng
attested
- 星
star
Hokkien seng / Mandarin xīng
attested
- 升
to rise; to ascend
Hokkien seng / Teochew sêng1 / Mandarin shēng
attested
- 胜
to win; victory; to surpass
Hokkien sèng / Teochew sêng3 / Mandarin shèng
attested
- 声
sound; voice; reputation
Hokkien seng / Teochew sêng1 / Mandarin shēng
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 Seng
Seng is the Malaysian spelling of the syllable seng in Hokkien (seng, sêng, sēng, sèng) and Teochew (sêng). Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 成 (to succeed), 盛 (flourishing), 星 (star), 升 (to rise), 胜 (victory) and 声 (voice). The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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Seng in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1960s
- Share (boy)
- 22%
- JPN entries
- 3
- Boy 1960s · 22%
Entries containing this syllable: Chee Seng 1960s ♂ 827 · Kim Seng 1960s ♂ 606 · Kok Seng 1960s ♂ 549 · Chee Seng 1970s ♂ 1,159 · Chee Seng 1980s ♂ 800
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Seng
- Chee Seng♂志成 · 志誠 · 志勝
- Kim Seng♂金声 · 金成 · 金勝
- Kok Seng♂国盛 · 國成 · 國勝
- Beng Seng♂明星 · 明成 · 明勝
- Bo Seng♂謀盛 · 茂盛
- Heap Seng♂协成 · 协盛 · 协胜
- Khein Seng♂健成 · 建成
- Kwan Seng♂觀盛 · 冠成 · 冠勝
- Loy Seng♂萊生 · 來生
- Poh Seng♂宝星 · 宝成
- See Seng♂诗圣 · 思成
- Seng Giaw♂胜尧 · 成堯
- Seng Guan♂星元 · 成源 · 盛源
- Seng Khoon♂成群 · 成坤
- Seng Zoe♂
- Sung Seng♂松勝 · 松盛
- Tsuen Seng♂传成
- Yeow Seng♂耀升 · 耀成 · 耀星
- Choon Seng♂俊成 · 春生 · 俊盛
- Hee Seng♂喜盛 · 熙盛 · 喜成
- Hiong Seng♂雄成 · 雄盛
- Kan Seng♂
- Meng Seng♂明盛 · 明成 · 明勝
- Mong Seng♂茂诚 · 茂成 · 茂盛
- Seng Gee♂成義 · 勝義 · 盛義
- Seng Tan♂成丹
- Seng Wee♂成偉 · 盛偉 · 勝偉
Sources
- Wiktionary: 成 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 成 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 盛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 盛 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 星 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 星 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 升 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 升 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 勝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 胜 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 聲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 声 · mdbg.net · meaning
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