Chinese name syllable
Syllable Tung
- 童child
- 同same; together
- 東east; host
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters童同東
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Tung in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Tung is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese or Hakka readings, such as 童 (child), 同 (same) or 東 (east); its meaning depends on the characters.
Possible characters for Tung
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 童
child
Cantonese tung4 / Hakka thùng / Mandarin tóng
attested
- 同
same; together
Cantonese tung4 / Hakka thùng / Mandarin tóng
- 東
east; host
Cantonese dung1 / Hakka tûng / Mandarin dōng
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 Tung
Tung is a common spelling of the Cantonese readings tung4 or dung1 and the Hakka readings thùng or tûng. The character 童 (child) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 同 (same; together), read tung4 / thùng, and 東 (east), read dung1 / tûng, are also spelled this way. 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 Tung
Sources
- MDBG: 童 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 同 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 東 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 童 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 同 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 東 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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