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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Suen

  • 荪sweet flag, an aromatic plant
  • 璇fine jade
  • 宣to proclaim; to spread
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters荪璇宣
1

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

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Suen is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese syun, for example 荪 'an aromatic plant', 璇 'fine jade' or 宣 'to proclaim'.

Possible characters for Suen

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 荪

    sweet flag, an aromatic plant

    Cantonese syun1

    attested

  • 璇

    fine jade

    Cantonese syun4

  • 宣

    to proclaim; to spread

    Cantonese syun1

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 Suen

Suen is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Cantonese reading syun. It can stand for 荪 (sweet flag, an aromatic plant), 璇 (fine jade) or 宣 (to proclaim; to spread). The character 荪 is on record for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the character 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 Suen

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 蓀 (荪) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 璇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 宣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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