Chinese Names · Boy
Seow Chuan name meaning
- 少全few; complete, whole
- 紹全to continue, to carry on; complete, whole
- 紹泉to continue, to carry on; spring water
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters少全紹全紹泉
Seow Chuan is a Chinese boy's name (Hokkien); its meaning depends on the characters, for example 紹全 means 'to carry on; complete'.
Chinese characters for Seow Chuan
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 少全
few; complete, whole
Hokkien siáu choân
attested
- 紹全
to continue, to carry on; complete, whole
Hokkien siāu choân
- 紹泉
to continue, to carry on; spring water
Hokkien siāu choân
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 Seow Chuan
Seow Chuan is a boy's name from Hokkien. Seow can be 少 (siáu, 'few') or 紹 (siāu, 'to carry on'), and Chuan can be 全 (choân, 'complete') or 泉 (choân, 'spring water'). The characters 少全 are recorded for people in the region with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Chuan |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with S |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 少 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 全 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 紹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 泉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 少 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 全 · mdbg.net · meaning
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