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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Sung

  • 松pine tree
  • 嵩lofty; high
  • 頌to praise; ode
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters松嵩頌
1

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

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Sung is the Wade–Giles spelling of the Mandarin syllable song, for example 松 'pine tree', 嵩 'lofty' or 頌 'to praise'.

Possible characters for Sung

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 松

    pine tree

    Mandarin sōng (Wade–Giles sung1)

    attested

  • 嵩

    lofty; high

    Mandarin sōng (Wade–Giles sung1) / Cantonese sung1

  • 頌

    to praise; ode

    Mandarin sòng (Wade–Giles sung4)

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 Sung

Sung is the Wade–Giles spelling of the Mandarin syllable song, and it also matches the Cantonese reading sung of 嵩. It can stand for 松 (pine tree), 嵩 (lofty; high) or 頌 (to praise; ode). The character 松 is on record for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Sung

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 松 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 嵩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 頌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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