Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yew
- 耀to shine brightly; glory
- 有to have; to exist; abundant
- 友friend; companion
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters耀有友優瑤
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yew in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yew is a Chinese name syllable for the sound iu; its meaning depends on the character, such as 耀 'glory' or 友 'friend'.
Possible characters for Yew
This spelling is common in Cantonese, Hakka and Hokkien romanization.
- 耀
to shine brightly; glory
Cantonese jiu6 / Hakka yeu / Mandarin yào
attested
- 有
to have; to exist; abundant
Hokkien iú / Hakka yû / Mandarin yǒu
attested
- 友
friend; companion
Hokkien iú / Hakka yû / Mandarin yǒu
- 優
excellent; superior
Hokkien iu / Hakka yîu / Mandarin yōu
- 瑤
precious jade
Cantonese jiu4 / Hakka yèu / Mandarin yáo
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
Yew is a spelling of the sound iu. It matches the Cantonese reading jiu and the Hakka reading yeu of 耀 (to shine; glory) and 瑤 (precious jade), and the Hokkien reading iu and Hakka yu or yiu of 有 (to have; abundant), 友 (friend) and 優 (excellent). The characters 耀 and 有 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien |
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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 Yew
Sources
- Wiktionary: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 耀 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 有 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 有 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 友 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 友 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 優 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 優 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 瑤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 瑤 · mdbg.net · meaning
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