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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Tze

  • 志will; aspiration
  • 兹this; now
  • 子child; offspring
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
T
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters志兹子梓
3

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Tze in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Tze is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 志 (will) or 兹 (this).

Possible characters for Tze

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 志

    will; aspiration

    Cantonese zi3 / Mandarin zhì

    attested

  • 兹

    this; now

    Cantonese zi1 / Mandarin zī

    attested

  • 子

    child; offspring

    Cantonese zi2 / Mandarin zǐ

  • 梓

    catalpa tree; hometown

    Cantonese zi2 / Mandarin zǐ

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 Tze

Tze is a romanized Chinese name syllable, usually from Cantonese. Tze is an older romanized spelling of the Cantonese syllable zi, shared by 志 (zi3), 兹 (zi1), 子 and 梓 (zi2). Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 志 and 兹. Possible characters include 志 (will); 兹 (this); 子 (child); 梓 (catalpa tree). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Tze

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 志 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 茲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 子 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 梓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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