Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sian
- 贤virtuous; wise; able
- 仙Taoist immortal; celestial being
- 善good; kind
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters贤仙善
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sian in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sian is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien sian or Mandarin xian, for example 贤 'virtuous; wise', 仙 'immortal' or 善 'good'.
Possible characters for Sian
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 贤
virtuous; wise; able
Mandarin xián
attested
- 仙
Taoist immortal; celestial being
Hokkien sian / Mandarin xiān
- 善
good; kind
Hokkien siān
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 Sian
Sian is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hokkien reading sian and is also used informally for the Mandarin syllable xian. It can stand for 贤 (virtuous; wise; able), 仙 (Taoist immortal; celestial being) or 善 (good; kind). The character 贤 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 Sian
Sources
- Wiktionary: 賢 (贤) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 仙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 善 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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