Chinese name syllable
Syllable Siah
- 霞rosy clouds at sunrise and sunset
- 錫tin; to bestow
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters霞錫
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Siah in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Siah is a Chinese name syllable, for example 霞 'rosy clouds' (Mandarin xiá) or 錫 'to bestow' (Hokkien siah).
Possible characters for Siah
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 霞
rosy clouds at sunrise and sunset
Mandarin xiá
attested
- 錫
tin; to bestow
Hokkien siah
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 Siah
Siah is a Chinese name syllable that can come from two sources. In Hokkien, 錫 (tin; to bestow) is read siah. The spelling is also used informally for the Mandarin syllable xia, as in 霞 (rosy clouds at sunrise and sunset), and the character 霞 is on record for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the character 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 Siah
Sources
- Wiktionary: 霞 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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