Chinese Names · Boy
Wee Chai name meaning
- 偉才great, extraordinary; talent
- 偉財great, extraordinary; wealth
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- W
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters偉才偉財
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Wee Chai
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Wee Chai is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien and Teochew; 偉才 means 'great; talent' and 偉財 means 'great; wealth'.
Chinese characters for Wee Chai
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 偉才
great, extraordinary; talent
Hokkien úi châi / Teochew ui2 cai5 / Mandarin wěi cái
attested
- 偉財
great, extraordinary; wealth
Hokkien úi châi / Teochew ui2 cai5 / Mandarin wěi cái
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 Wee Chai
Wee Chai is a Chinese boy's name spelled from Hokkien and Teochew. Wee renders 偉 (Hokkien úi, 'great; extraordinary'), and Chai can stand for 才 (châi, 'talent') or 財 (châi, 'wealth'). The characters 偉才 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Wee + Chai |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with W |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 才 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 財 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 偉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 才 · mdbg.net · meaning
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