Chinese name syllable
Syllable Swee
- 瑞felicitous omen; auspicious
- 水water
- 穗ear of grain; tassel
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters瑞水穗
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Swee in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Swee is a Chinese name syllable that can mean auspicious, water or ear of grain, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Swee
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 瑞
felicitous omen; auspicious
Hokkien sūi
attested
- 水
water
Hokkien súi
attested
- 穗
ear of grain; tassel
Hokkien sūi
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 Swee
Swee is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. It is a common Hokkien spelling of the sound sui, as in sūi (瑞, 穗) and súi (水). The character 瑞 is recorded most often for Malaysians with this spelling, followed by 水. 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 Swee
Sources
- MDBG: 瑞 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 水 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 穗 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 瑞 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 水 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 穗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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