Chinese name syllable
Syllable Tong
- 桐tung tree; paulownia
- 同same; together
- 東east
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters桐同東东通
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Tong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Tong is a Hokkien and Teochew syllable in Chinese names whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 同 (same), 東 (east) and 通 (to pass through).
Possible characters for Tong
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 桐
tung tree; paulownia
Hokkien tông / Teochew tong5
attested
- 同
same; together
Hokkien tông / Teochew tong5
attested
- 東
east
Hokkien tong / Teochew dong1
attested
- 东
east
Hokkien tong / Teochew dong1
attested
- 通
to pass through; to understand; to communicate
Hokkien thong / Teochew tong1
attested
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
Tong is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling matches the Hokkien and Teochew readings of characters such as 同 and 桐 (tông), 東 (tong; 东 in simplified form) and 通 (thong). These characters are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and their meanings differ. The actual 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 Tong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 桐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 同 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 東 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 通 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 桐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 同 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 東 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 东 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 通 · mdbg.net · meaning
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