Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sik
- 實real; true; honest
- 惜to cherish; to treasure
- 識to know; knowledge
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Teochew, Cantonese
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters實惜識息
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sik in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sik is a Chinese name syllable from Teochew or Cantonese, for example 實 'true; honest', 惜 'to cherish' or 識 'knowledge'.
Possible characters for Sik
This spelling is common in Teochew and Cantonese romanization.
- 實
real; true; honest
Teochew sig8
attested
- 惜
to cherish; to treasure
Cantonese sik1
- 識
to know; knowledge
Cantonese sik1
- 息
breath; to rest
Cantonese sik1
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 Sik
Sik is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Teochew reading sig8 of 實 (real; true; honest) and the Cantonese reading sik1 of 惜 (to cherish; to treasure), 識 (to know; knowledge) and 息 (breath; to rest). The character 實 is on record for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Teochew, Cantonese |
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Chinese names with the syllable Sik
Sources
- Wiktionary: 實 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 惜 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 識 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 息 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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