Chinese name syllable
Syllable Shin
- 善good; virtuous; kind
- 新new; fresh
- 信trustworthy; to believe
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters善新信仙
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Shin in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Shin is a Chinese name syllable for the reading sin; its meaning depends on the character, such as 善 'good' or 新 'new'.
Possible characters for Shin
This spelling is common in Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 善
good; virtuous; kind
Cantonese sin6 / Mandarin shàn
attested
- 新
new; fresh
Hokkien sin / Hakka sîn / Mandarin xīn
- 信
trustworthy; to believe
Hokkien sìn / Hakka sin / Mandarin xìn
- 仙
immortal; fairy
Cantonese sin1 / Mandarin xiān
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 Shin
Shin is a variant spelling of the reading sin, with sh in place of s. It matches the Cantonese reading sin of 善 (good; virtuous) and 仙 (immortal), and the Hokkien and Hakka reading sin of 新 (new) and 信 (trustworthy). The character 善 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka |
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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 Shin
Sources
- Wiktionary: 善 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 善 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 新 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 新 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 信 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 信 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 仙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 仙 · mdbg.net · meaning
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