Chinese name syllable
Syllable Teong
- 长long; lasting
- 忠loyal; devoted
- 中middle; centre
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters长忠中仲
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Teong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Teong is a Chinese name syllable from the Hokkien reading tiong; its meaning depends on the character, such as 忠 'loyal' or 长 'long'.
Possible characters for Teong
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 长
long; lasting
Hokkien tiông / Mandarin cháng
attested
- 忠
loyal; devoted
Hokkien tiong / Mandarin zhōng
attested
- 中
middle; centre
Hokkien tiong / Mandarin zhōng
- 仲
second (among siblings); middle
Hokkien tiōng / Mandarin zhòng
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 Teong
Teong is the Malaysian spelling of the Hokkien reading tiong, with eo standing for io. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling are 长 (long; lasting) and 忠 (loyal), and 中 (middle) and 仲 (second among siblings) are also read tiong in Hokkien. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Teong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 長 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 长 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 忠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 忠 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 中 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 中 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 仲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 仲 · mdbg.net · meaning
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