Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yan
- 恩kindness; mercy
- 仁humane; benevolence
- 欣happy; joyous
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters恩仁欣燕妍
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yan in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yan is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 恩 (kindness) or 仁 (humane).
Possible characters for Yan
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 恩
kindness; mercy
Cantonese jan1 / Mandarin ēn
attested
- 仁
humane; benevolence
Cantonese jan4 / Mandarin rén
- 欣
happy; joyous
Cantonese jan1 / Mandarin xīn
- 燕
swallow (bird)
Mandarin yàn
- 妍
beautiful; captivating
Mandarin yán
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 Yan
Yan is a romanized Chinese name syllable, usually from Cantonese and Mandarin. The spelling matches the Cantonese reading jan of 恩, 仁 and 欣, and the Mandarin readings yàn or yán of 燕 and 妍. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 恩. Possible characters include 恩 (kindness); 仁 (humane); 欣 (happy); 燕 (swallow); 妍 (beautiful). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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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 Yan
Sources
- Wiktionary: 恩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 仁 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 欣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 燕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 妍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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