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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Yau

  • 耀to shine; glory
  • 友friend
  • 祐to bless; to protect
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
Y
Romanization
Cantonese, Hakka
Character options
5
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters耀友祐優有
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yau in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Yau is a Chinese name syllable from the Cantonese reading jau or Hakka yau, which can be written with characters such as 耀 (to shine), 友 (friend) or 優 (excellent).

Possible characters for Yau

This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 耀

    to shine; glory

    Hakka Meixian yau4 / Mandarin yào

    attested

  • 友

    friend

    Cantonese jau5 / Mandarin yǒu

  • 祐

    to bless; to protect

    Cantonese jau6 / Mandarin yòu

  • 優

    excellent; superior

    Cantonese jau1 / Mandarin yōu

  • 有

    to have; abundant

    Cantonese jau5 / Mandarin yǒu

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 Yau

Yau usually spells the Cantonese reading jau, as in 友 (friend), 祐 (to bless; to protect), 優 (excellent) and 有 (to have; abundant). The character 耀 (to shine; glory) is read yau in Meixian Hakka, and is recorded for Malaysians who use this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese, Hakka

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Yau

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 友 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 祐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 優 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 有 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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