Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sien
- 仙Taoist immortal; celestial being
- 先first; before
- 宣to proclaim; to spread
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters仙先宣
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sien in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sien is a Chinese name syllable from Hakka siên, for example 仙 'immortal', 先 'first' or 宣 'to proclaim'.
Possible characters for Sien
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 仙
Taoist immortal; celestial being
Hakka siên / Mandarin xiān (Wade–Giles hsien1)
attested
- 先
first; before
Hakka siên / Mandarin xiān
- 宣
to proclaim; to spread
Hakka siên
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 Sien
Sien is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hakka reading siên and is close to the Wade–Giles spelling hsien for Mandarin xian. It can stand for 仙 (Taoist immortal; celestial being), 先 (first; before) or 宣 (to proclaim; to spread). The character 仙 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 Sien
Sources
- Wiktionary: 仙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 先 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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