Chinese Names · Boy
Yew Lee name meaning
- 有利to have; benefit, advantage
- 友理friend; principle, reason
- 耀理to shine, glory; principle, reason
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters有利友理耀理
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Yew Lee
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yew Lee is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien or Cantonese spelling; one character option is 有利, meaning to have; benefit.
Chinese characters for Yew Lee
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Cantonese romanization.
- 有利
to have; benefit, advantage
Hokkien iú lī / Mandarin yǒu lì
attested
- 友理
friend; principle, reason
Hokkien iú lí / Mandarin yǒu lǐ
- 耀理
to shine, glory; principle, reason
Cantonese jiu6 lei5 / Mandarin yào lǐ
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 Yew Lee
Yew Lee is a romanized Chinese name from Hokkien or Cantonese. In Hokkien, Yew matches iú, as in 有 (to have) or 友 (friend), and Lee matches lī or lí, as in 利 (benefit) or 理 (principle). In Cantonese, Yew matches jiu, as in 耀 (glory). The characters 有利 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters a family chose, since one spelling can stand for many characters.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Cantonese |
| Parts | Yew + Lee |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with Y |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 有 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 有 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 利 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 利 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 友 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 友 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 理 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 理 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 耀 · mdbg.net · meaning
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