Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sin
- 信to believe, to trust; trustworthy; true
- 新new, fresh
- 善good, virtuous, kind; to be good at
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters信新善倩
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sin in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sin is a Chinese name syllable that can mean trust, new, good or pretty, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Sin
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Hakka and Cantonese romanization.
- 信
to believe, to trust; trustworthy; true
Hokkien sìn / Hakka sin
attested
- 新
new, fresh
Hokkien sin / Hakka sîn
attested
- 善
good, virtuous, kind; to be good at
Cantonese sin6
- 倩
pretty, beautiful; smiling
Cantonese sin6
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 Sin
Sin is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. In Hokkien and Hakka it matches the readings sìn/sin for 信 and sin/sîn for 新; in Cantonese it matches sin6, for example for 善 and 倩. The characters 信 and 新 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese |
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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 Sin
Sources
- MDBG: 信 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 新 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 善 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 倩 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 信 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 新 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 善 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 倩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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