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Teik Chai name meaning
- 德財virtue; wealth
- 德才virtue; talent
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters德財德才
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Teik Chai
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Teik Chai is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 德財 (virtue; wealth).
Chinese characters for Teik Chai
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 德財
virtue; wealth
Hokkien tek châi / Mandarin dé cái
attested
- 德才
virtue; talent
Hokkien tek châi / Mandarin dé cái
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 Teik Chai
Teik Chai is a Hokkien romanization of a Chinese given name. Teik stands for 德 (tek, virtue), and Chai is the Hokkien reading châi of 財 (wealth) or 才 (talent). The characters 德財 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Teik + Chai |
| 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: 德 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 德 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 財 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 財 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 才 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 才 · mdbg.net · meaning
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