Chinese name syllable
Syllable Siang
- 祥good luck; good omen
- 相mutually; together
- 翔to fly; to soar
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Teochew, Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters祥相翔尚
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Siang in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Siang is a Chinese name syllable from the Teochew reading siang; its meaning depends on the character, such as 祥 'good luck' or 翔 'to soar'.
Possible characters for Siang
This spelling is common in Teochew and Hokkien romanization.
- 祥
good luck; good omen
Teochew siang5 / Mandarin xiáng
attested
- 相
mutually; together
Teochew siang1 / Hokkien siang (Zhangzhou) / Mandarin xiāng
attested
- 翔
to fly; to soar
Teochew siang5 / Hokkien siâng (Zhangzhou) / Mandarin xiáng
- 尚
to esteem; noble
Teochew siang6 / Hokkien siāng (Zhangzhou) / Mandarin shàng
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 Siang
Siang spells the Teochew reading siang; the same reading is used in Zhangzhou Hokkien, while other Hokkien varieties usually say siong. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling are 祥 (good luck; good omen) and 相 (mutually). Other characters read siang in Teochew include 翔 (to soar) and 尚 (noble). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Teochew, Hokkien |
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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 Siang
Sources
- Wiktionary: 祥 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 祥 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 相 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 相 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 翔 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 翔 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 尚 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 尚 · mdbg.net · meaning
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