Chinese name syllable
Syllable Suan
- 璇fine jade
- 萱daylily; mother
- 宣to declare; to spread
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters璇萱宣
Suan is a syllable in Chinese names that can stand for characters such as 璇、萱、宣; the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Suan
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 璇
fine jade
Hokkien soân / Mandarin xuán
- 萱
daylily; mother
Hokkien soan / Mandarin xuān
- 宣
to declare; to spread
Hokkien soan / Mandarin xuān
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 Suan
Suan usually writes the Hokkien sound soan or soân (oa is spelled ua in Malaysian spellings). Characters with this reading include 璇 (fine jade), 萱 (daylily; mother) and 宣 (declare). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Suan
Sources
- Wiktionary: 璇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 萱 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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