Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yen
- 燕swallow (bird)
- 彥person of virtue and ability
- 妍beautiful; captivating
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters燕彥妍
Yen is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 燕, meaning swallow (bird).
Possible characters for Yen
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 燕
swallow (bird)
Hakka yen / Mandarin yàn
attested
- 彥
person of virtue and ability
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 Yen
Yen is a Chinese name spelling from Hakka (燕 is read yen) or from the older Wade–Giles spelling of the Mandarin syllable written yan in pinyin. Their meanings: 燕 (swallow (bird)), 彥 (person of virtue and ability), 妍 (beautiful; captivating). The meaning of the name 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 Yen
Sources
- Wiktionary: 燕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 燕 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 彥 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 彥 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 妍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 妍 · mdbg.net · meaning
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