Chinese Names · Boy
Shih Lian name meaning
- 世廉generation, era; honest, incorruptible
- 诗莲poetry; lotus
- 世莲generation, era; lotus
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters世廉诗莲世莲
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Shih Lian
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Shih Lian is a Chinese boy's name from Mandarin; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 世廉 (generation; honest).
Chinese characters for Shih Lian
- 世廉
generation, era; honest, incorruptible
Mandarin shì lián
attested
- 诗莲
poetry; lotus
Mandarin shī lián
- 世莲
generation, era; lotus
Mandarin shì lián
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 Shih Lian
Shih Lian is a Chinese boy's name spelled from Mandarin in the Wade-Giles style, with Shih for shì or shī and Lian for lián. Shih usually stands for 世 (generation) or 诗 (poetry), and Lian for 廉 (honest) or 莲 (lotus). The characters 世廉 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Parts | Shih + Lian |
| 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: 世 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 廉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 詩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 蓮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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