Chinese name syllable
Syllable Wei
- 伟great; magnificent; robust
- 威pomp; power
- 暐abundant light
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- W
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 6
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters伟威暐為溦薇
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Wei in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Wei is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 伟, 威 or 薇.
Possible characters for Wei
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 伟
great; magnificent; robust
Mandarin wěi
attested
- 威
pomp; power
Mandarin wēi
attested
- 暐
abundant light
Mandarin wěi
attested
- 為
to do; to act; to become
Mandarin wéi
attested
- 溦
drizzle; fine rain
Mandarin wēi
attested
- 薇
royal fern; rose (in 薔薇)
Mandarin wēi
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 Wei
Wei is the Mandarin (Hanyu Pinyin) spelling of several characters read wei with different tones. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 伟 (great), 威 (power), 暐 (light), 為 (to act) and 溦 (drizzle); 薇 is also common in girls' names. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin) |
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Wei in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1980s
- Share (boy)
- 12%
- JPN entries
- 2
- Boy 1980s · 12%
Entries containing this syllable: Chee Wei 1980s ♂ 892 · Wei Jie 1990s ♂ 800
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Wei
- Chee Wei♂志偉 · 智偉 · 志威
- Wei Jie♂炜杰 · 偉傑
- Yi Wei♂♀怡威 · 怡薇 · 依薇
- Chong Wei♂宗伟 · 崇偉
- Ee Wei♀颐沩 · 怡薇
- Hup Wei♂合偉 · 合威
- Jin Wei♀堇溦 · 瑾薇 · 錦薇
- Kuen Wei♂权威 · 權偉
- Li Wei♂利伟 · 立伟 · 力伟
- Tah Wei♂大為 · 達偉 · 大偉
- Wei Chee♂偉志 · 偉祺
- Wei Feng♂崴烽 · 偉峰 · 威峰
- Wei Kiat♂伟杰 · 威杰 · 伟吉
- Wei Lun♂伟伦 · 威伦
- Wei Shu♂暐樹 · 伟书 · 伟舒
- Heem Wei♀欣玮 · 欣慰
- Wei Han♀薇涵 · 瑋涵 · 蔚涵
- Wei Ling♀瑋玲 · 偉玲 · 薇玲
- Wei Luo♀薇洛 · 瑋洛 · 偉羅
- Wei Neng♂維能 · 偉能
- Wei Wen♂偉文 · 瑋文 · 維文
- Yee Wei♂義偉 · 毅偉 · 怡偉
- Dong Wei♂东伟 · 栋威 · 冬伟
- Hua Wei♀华薇 · 花薇 · 华玮
- Jun Wei♂俊伟 · 俊威 · 俊炜
- Su Wei♂苏伟 · 素威 · 苏维
- Wei Kang♂伟康 · 维康 · 威康
- Wei Shen♂伟慎 · 玮慎 · 伟燊
- Wei Yin♀玮茵 · 薇音 · 伟吟
- Yan Wei♂彦伟 · 言威 · 彦维
Sources
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 伟 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 威 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 暐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 暐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 為 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 為 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 溦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 溦 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 薇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 薇 · mdbg.net · meaning
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