Chinese name syllable
Syllable Teng
- 庭courtyard; big hall
- 登to go up; to climb
- 腾to soar; to rise
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters庭登腾廷婷
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Teng in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Teng is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew readings; its meaning depends on the character, such as 登 'to climb' or 婷 'graceful'.
Possible characters for Teng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 庭
courtyard; big hall
Hokkien têng / Teochew têng5 / Mandarin tíng
attested
- 登
to go up; to climb
Hokkien teng / Teochew dêng1 / Mandarin dēng
attested
- 腾
to soar; to rise
Hokkien têng, thêng / Teochew têng5 / Mandarin téng
attested
- 廷
palace court; government
Hokkien têng / Teochew têng5 / Mandarin tíng
- 婷
graceful
Hokkien têng / Teochew dêng5 / Mandarin tíng
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 Teng
Teng spells the Hokkien and Teochew reading teng. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling are 庭 (courtyard), 登 (to climb) and 腾 (to soar). Other characters with the same reading include 廷 (palace court) and 婷 (graceful). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Teng
Sources
- Wiktionary: 庭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 庭 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 登 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 登 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 騰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 腾 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 廷 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 廷 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 婷 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 婷 · mdbg.net · meaning
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