Chinese name syllable
Syllable Si
- 時time; season
- 思to think; to miss, yearn for
- 詩poem; poetry
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters時思詩
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Si in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Si is a Hokkien or Cantonese spelling matched with the characters 時 'time', 思 'think' and 詩 'poem'.
Possible characters for Si
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Cantonese romanization.
- 時
time; season
Hokkien sî / Cantonese si4 / Mandarin shí
attested
- 思
to think; to miss, yearn for
Hokkien si / Cantonese si1 / Mandarin sī
attested
- 詩
poem; poetry
Hokkien si / Cantonese si1 / Mandarin shī
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 Si
Si is a short spelling of the Hokkien readings si or sî and the Cantonese readings si1 or si4. The characters 時 (simplified 时) 'time' and 思 'think' are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and the same spelling also fits 詩 'poem'. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Si
Sources
- Wiktionary: 時 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 思 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 詩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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