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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Woei

  • 偉great; magnificent; robust
  • 瑋fine jade; precious
  • 煒glowing; bright
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
W
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters偉瑋煒
1

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

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Woei is the Gwoyeu Romatzyh spelling of the Mandarin syllable wěi, which can be written with characters such as 偉 (great), 瑋 (precious jade) or 煒 (bright).

Possible characters for Woei

  • 偉

    great; magnificent; robust

    Mandarin wěi (Gwoyeu Romatzyh woei)

    attested

  • 瑋

    fine jade; precious

    Mandarin wěi (Gwoyeu Romatzyh woei)

  • 煒

    glowing; bright

    Mandarin wěi (Gwoyeu Romatzyh woei)

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 Woei

Woei is the Gwoyeu Romatzyh form, an older Mandarin romanization, of the third-tone reading wěi. Options include 偉 (great; magnificent), 瑋 (fine jade; precious) and 煒 (glowing; bright). The character 偉 is recorded for Malaysians who use this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Woei

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 瑋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 煒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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