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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Soo

  • 素white; plain
  • 舒to unfold; comfortable
  • 思to think; thought
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Hokkien, Cantonese
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters素舒思
3

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Soo in their name

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Soo is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 素 (white) or 舒 (to unfold).

Possible characters for Soo

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Cantonese romanization.

  • 素

    white; plain

    Hokkien sò͘ / Cantonese sou3 / Mandarin sù

    attested

  • 舒

    to unfold; comfortable

    Hokkien so͘ / Mandarin shū

    attested

  • 思

    to think; thought

    Hokkien su / Mandarin sī

    attested

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

Soo is a romanized Chinese name syllable, usually from Hokkien and Cantonese. In Malaysian spelling, oo can stand for Hokkien o͘ or u, as in so͘ for 舒 and su for 思; 素 is sò͘ in Hokkien and sou3 in Cantonese. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 素, 舒 and 思. Possible characters include 素 (white); 舒 (to unfold); 思 (to think). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Cantonese

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Soo

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 素 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 舒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 思 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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