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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Tang

  • 堂hall
  • 唐the Tang dynasty; vast
  • 棠crabapple tree; wild plum
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
T
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Teochew
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters堂唐棠
1

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

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Tang is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin and Teochew; its meaning depends on the character chosen, such as 堂, 唐 or 棠.

Possible characters for Tang

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Teochew romanization.

  • 堂

    hall

    Teochew tang5 / Mandarin táng

    attested

  • 唐

    the Tang dynasty; vast

    Teochew tang5 / Mandarin táng

  • 棠

    crabapple tree; wild plum

    Teochew tang5 / Mandarin táng

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 Tang

Tang is a Chinese name syllable spelling that matches the Mandarin and Teochew pronunciation. The character recorded for Malaysians with this spelling is 堂 (hall). Other fitting characters include 唐 (the Tang dynasty) and 棠 (crabapple tree). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Teochew

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Tang

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 堂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 唐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 棠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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