Chinese name syllable
Syllable Tiong
- 長leader; elder; to grow
- 忠loyal; devoted
- 中middle; centre
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters長忠中仲
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Tiong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Tiong is a Chinese name syllable from the Hokkien reading tiong, which can be written with characters such as 長 (leader), 忠 (loyal) or 中 (middle).
Possible characters for Tiong
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 長
leader; elder; to grow
Hokkien tióng / Mandarin zhǎng
attested
- 忠
loyal; devoted
Hokkien tiong / Mandarin zhōng
- 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 Tiong
Tiong is a common Malaysian spelling of several characters read tiong in Hokkien. Options include 長 (Hokkien tióng: leader; elder), 忠 (tiong: loyal), 中 (tiong: middle; centre) and 仲 (tiōng: second among siblings). The character 長 is recorded for Malaysians who use this spelling. The actual 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 Tiong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 長 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 忠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 中 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 仲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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