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Tong Hiang name meaning
- 東香east; fragrant
- 東賢east; virtuous, wise
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂♀ Unisex
- Chinese characters東香東賢
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Tong Hiang
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Tong Hiang is a Chinese name in Hokkien or Teochew spelling whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 東香 (east; fragrant) or 東賢 (east; virtuous).
Chinese characters for Tong Hiang
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 東香
east; fragrant
Hokkien tong hiang / Teochew dong1 hiang1 / Mandarin dōng xiāng
- 東賢
east; virtuous, wise
Teochew dong1 hiang5 / Mandarin dōng xián
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 Tong Hiang
Tong Hiang is a name spelled after Hokkien or Teochew pronunciation. Tong stands for 東 (east), read tong in Hokkien and dong1 in Teochew. Hiang can stand for 香 (fragrant), read hiang in Penang Hokkien and hiang1 in Teochew, or for 賢 (virtuous, wise), read hiang5 in Shantou Teochew. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂♀ Boys and girls |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Tong + Hiang |
| 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: 東 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 东 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 香 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 賢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 贤 · mdbg.net · meaning
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