Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yi
- 怡amiable and cheerful; joyous
- 亿hundred million; many
- 溢to overflow; to be brimming with
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters怡亿溢意颐
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yi in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yi is a Chinese name syllable that can mean cheerful, overflowing or intention, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Yi
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 怡
amiable and cheerful; joyous
Mandarin yí
attested
- 亿
hundred million; many
Mandarin yì
attested
- 溢
to overflow; to be brimming with
Mandarin yì
attested
- 意
wish, intention; meaning
Mandarin yì
- 颐
chin, cheek; to nourish
Mandarin yí
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 Yi
Yi is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. The spelling follows Mandarin pinyin, either yí (怡, 颐) or yì (亿, 溢, 意); different tones belong to different characters. The characters 怡, 亿 and 溢 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Yi in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 2000s
- Share (girl)
- 37%
- JPN entries
- 3
- Girl 2000s · 37%
Entries containing this syllable: Xin Yi 1990s ♀ 1,399 · Jia Yi 1990s ♀ 993 · Xin Yi 2000s ♀ 2,704 · Jia Yi 2000s ♀ 1,450 · Yi Xuan 2000s ♀ 1,169 · Yi Xuan 2010s ♀ 1,008 · Xin Yi 2010s ♀ 966
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Yi
Sources
- MDBG: 怡 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 亿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 溢 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 意 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 颐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 怡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 億 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 溢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 意 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 頤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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