Chinese Names · Boy
Soo Khoon name meaning
- 樹群tree, to establish; group, multitude
- 樹坤tree, to establish; earth
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters樹群樹坤
Soo Khoon is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; 樹坤 means 'tree; earth' and 樹群 'tree; group', depending on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Soo Khoon
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 樹群
tree, to establish; group, multitude
Hokkien sū kûn / Teochew su6 kung5 / Mandarin shù qún
attested
- 樹坤
tree, to establish; earth
Hokkien sū khun / Teochew su6 kung1 / Mandarin shù kūn
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 Soo Khoon
Soo Khoon is a Hokkien or Teochew romanized spelling of a Chinese given name. Soo can stand for 樹 (Hokkien sū) 'tree; to establish', while Khoon can be 坤 (khun) 'earth' or 群 (kûn) 'group', since Malaysian spellings do not keep k and kh apart. The characters 樹群 are recorded for this spelling in public data. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Soo + Khoon |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with S |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 樹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 群 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 坤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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