Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sui
- 瑞auspicious omen; auspicious
- 水water
- 穗ear of grain; tassel
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters瑞水穗
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sui in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sui is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Hakka or Cantonese, for example 瑞 'auspicious omen', 水 'water' or 穗 'ear of grain'.
Possible characters for Sui
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 瑞
auspicious omen; auspicious
Hokkien sūi / Cantonese seoi6 / Hakka sui
attested
- 水
water
Hokkien súi / Cantonese seoi2 / Hakka súi
- 穗
ear of grain; tassel
Hokkien sūi / Cantonese seoi6 / Hakka sui
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 Sui
Sui is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hokkien and Hakka reading sui and the Cantonese reading seoi. It can stand for 瑞 (auspicious omen; auspicious), 水 (water) or 穗 (ear of grain; tassel). The character 瑞 is on record for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka |
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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 Sui
Sources
- Wiktionary: 瑞 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 水 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 穗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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