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Su Shan name meaning

  • 素珊white, plain; coral
  • 苏珊perilla; coral
Letters
6
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
2
Gender
♀ Girl
  • Chinese characters素珊苏珊

Chinese Names: S

Su Shan is a Chinese girl's name in pinyin spelling; for example, 素珊 means 'plain; coral', depending on the characters chosen.

Chinese characters for Su Shan

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 素珊

    white, plain; coral

    Mandarin sù shān

  • 苏珊

    perilla; coral

    Mandarin sū shān

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 Su Shan

Su Shan is a Hanyu Pinyin spelling of a Chinese given name, from the Mandarin sounds su and shan. Su can be written 素 'white, plain' or 苏 'perilla', while Shan is usually 珊 'coral'. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♀ Girl
RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)
PartsSu
First letterChinese Names starting with S

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 素 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 蘇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 珊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 珊 · mdbg.net · meaning

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