Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yam
- 炎flame, blaze; scorching hot
- 欽to respect; to admire
- 音sound; voice
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hakka, Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters炎欽音
Yam is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 炎, meaning flame, blaze; scorching hot.
Possible characters for Yam
This spelling is common in Hakka and Cantonese romanization.
- 炎
flame, blaze; scorching hot
Hakka yàm / Mandarin yán
attested
- 欽
to respect; to admire
Cantonese jam1 / Mandarin qīn
- 音
sound; voice
Cantonese jam1 / Mandarin yīn
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 Yam
Yam is a Chinese name spelling that usually comes from Hakka or Cantonese. The character 炎 is read yàm in Hakka, while 欽 and 音 are read jam1 in Cantonese. Their meanings: 炎 (flame, blaze; scorching hot), 欽 (to respect; to admire), 音 (sound; voice). The meaning of the name depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hakka, Cantonese |
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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 Yam
Sources
- Wiktionary: 炎 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 炎 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 欽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 欽 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 音 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 音 · mdbg.net · meaning
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