Chinese name syllable
Syllable Xiang
- 祥good luck; good omen
- 翔to fly; to soar
- 香fragrant; fragrance
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- X
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters祥翔香湘
Xiang is a Chinese name syllable in Mandarin pinyin; its meaning depends on the character, for example 祥, meaning good luck or good omen.
Possible characters for Xiang
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 祥
good luck; good omen
Mandarin xiáng
attested
- 翔
to fly; to soar
Mandarin xiáng
- 香
fragrant; fragrance
Mandarin xiāng
- 湘
Xiang River; Hunan
Mandarin xiāng
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 Xiang
Xiang is a Chinese name syllable spelled in Hanyu Pinyin, the Mandarin romanization. Characters used for this sound include 祥 (good luck; good omen); 翔 (to fly; to soar); 香 (fragrant; fragrance); 湘 (Xiang River; Hunan). The character 祥 is 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.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 祥 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 翔 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 湘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 祥 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 翔 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 香 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 湘 · mdbg.net · meaning
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