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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Wooi

  • 偉great; magnificent; robust
  • 威power; powerful
  • 維to maintain; to preserve
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
W
Romanization
Hokkien, Hakka
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters偉威維
1

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Wooi is a Chinese name syllable from the Hokkien reading ui or Hakka vui, which can be written with characters such as 偉 (great), 威 (powerful) or 維 (to preserve).

Possible characters for Wooi

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.

  • 偉

    great; magnificent; robust

    Hokkien úi / Hakka Hailu vui / Mandarin wěi

    attested

  • 威

    power; powerful

    Hokkien ui / Hakka Hailu vui / Mandarin wēi

  • 維

    to maintain; to preserve

    Hokkien ûi / Hakka Hailu vui / Mandarin wéi

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 Wooi

Wooi is an informal spelling of the Hokkien reading ui (偉 úi, 威 ui, 維 ûi) or the Hailu Hakka reading vui. These characters mean great, powerful and to preserve. The character 偉 is recorded for Malaysians who use this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Hakka

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Wooi

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 維 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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