Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yaik
- 益benefit; to increase
- 奕great; bright
- 翼wing; to assist
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters益奕翼億
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yaik in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yaik is a Chinese name syllable from the Hokkien reading ek or iak, which can be written with characters such as 益 (benefit), 奕 (bright) or 翼 (wing).
Possible characters for Yaik
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 益
benefit; to increase
Hokkien ek / iak / Mandarin yì
attested
- 奕
great; bright
Hokkien e̍k / ia̍k / Mandarin yì
- 翼
wing; to assist
Hokkien e̍k / ia̍k / Mandarin yì
- 億
hundred million; plentiful
Hokkien ek / iak / Mandarin yì
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 Yaik
Yaik is an informal spelling of the Hokkien reading ek or iak (iak is the Quanzhou form), close to the common Malaysian spelling Aik. Options include 益 (benefit; to increase), 奕 (great; bright), 翼 (wing; to assist) and 億 (hundred million; plentiful). The character 益 is recorded for Malaysians who use this spelling. The actual 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 Yaik
Sources
- Wiktionary: 益 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 奕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 翼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 億 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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