Chinese Names · Boy
Tan Fook name meaning
- 丹福red, cinnabar; good fortune
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters丹福
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Tan Fook
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Tan Fook is a Chinese boy's name in Cantonese or Hakka spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 丹福 (red; good fortune).
Chinese characters for Tan Fook
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 丹福
red, cinnabar; good fortune
Cantonese daan1 fuk1 / Hakka tân fuk / Mandarin dān fú
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 Tan Fook
Tan Fook is a Cantonese or Hakka romanization of a Chinese given name. Fook matches the reading of 福 (Cantonese fuk1, Hakka fuk), meaning good fortune or happiness, and Tan can stand for 丹 (Cantonese daan1, Hakka tân), meaning red or cinnabar. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
| Parts | Tan + Fook |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with T |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 丹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 丹 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 福 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 福 · mdbg.net · meaning
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