Chinese name syllable
Syllable Xian
- 贤virtuous; wise; worthy
- 显manifest; prominent; obvious
- 仙immortal; celestial being
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- X
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters贤显仙先
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Xian in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Xian is a Chinese name syllable in Mandarin pinyin, such as 贤 (virtuous), 显 (prominent) or 仙 (immortal); its meaning depends on the characters.
Possible characters for Xian
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 贤
virtuous; wise; worthy
Mandarin xián
attested
- 显
manifest; prominent; obvious
Mandarin xiǎn
attested
- 仙
immortal; celestial being
Mandarin xiān
- 先
first; before
Mandarin xiān
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 Xian
Xian is a Mandarin pinyin spelling; the tones xiān, xián and xiǎn stand for different characters. The characters 贤 (virtuous; wise) and 显 (prominent; clear) are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Xian
Sources
- MDBG: 贤 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 显 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 仙 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 先 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 賢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 顯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 仙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 先 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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