Chinese name syllable
Syllable Tzin
- 進to advance; to move forward
- 晉to advance; to promote
- 真true; real
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters進晉真
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Tzin in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Tzin is a Chinese name syllable from the Hokkien or Hakka reading tsin, which can be written with characters such as 進 (to advance), 晉 (to promote) or 真 (true).
Possible characters for Tzin
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 進
to advance; to move forward
Hokkien chìn (tsìn) / Hakka chin / Mandarin jìn
- 晉
to advance; to promote
Hokkien chìn (tsìn) / Hakka chin / Mandarin jìn
- 真
true; real
Hokkien chin (tsin) / Mandarin zhēn
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 Tzin
Tzin is an informal spelling of the reading tsin, with tz standing for the ts sound. In Hokkien and Hakka, 進 and 晉 are read chin (tsin) and mean to advance or to be promoted, while 真 (Hokkien chin) means true. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka |
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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 Tzin
Sources
- Wiktionary: 進 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 晉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 真 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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