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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Sze

  • 仕scholar; official; to serve in government
  • 思to think; to miss, yearn for
  • 詩poem; poetry
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
5
  • Chinese characters仕思詩時士
2

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Sze is a Cantonese spelling of si, matched with characters such as 仕 'scholar', 思 'think', 詩 'poem' or 時 'time'.

Possible characters for Sze

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 仕

    scholar; official; to serve in government

    Cantonese si5 / Mandarin shì

    attested

  • 思

    to think; to miss, yearn for

    Cantonese si1 / Mandarin sī

  • 詩

    poem; poetry

    Cantonese si1 / Mandarin shī

  • 時

    time; season

    Cantonese si4 / Mandarin shí

  • 士

    man of learning; officer

    Cantonese si6 / Mandarin shì

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 Sze

Sze is an older Cantonese spelling of si, that is si1, si4, si5 or si6. The character 仕 'scholar, official' is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The same spelling also fits 思 'think', 詩 'poem', 時 'time' and 士 'man of learning'. The meaning depends on the characters 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 Sze

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 仕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 思 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 詩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 時 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 士 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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