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Zhi Yung name meaning

志勇ambition; will; brave
智勇wisdom; brave
志永ambition; will; forever

Letters: 7
Syllables: 2
First letter: Z
Character options: 4
Category: Chinese Names
Gender: ♂ Boy

Chinese characters志勇智勇志永智永

Zhi Yung is a Chinese name for boys based on Mandarin pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, such as 志勇.

Chinese characters for Zhi Yung

志勇

ambition; will; brave

Mandarin zhì yǒng (Wade–Giles yung)
智勇

wisdom; brave

Mandarin zhì yǒng (Wade–Giles yung)
志永

ambition; will; forever

Mandarin zhì yǒng (Wade–Giles yung)
智永

wisdom; forever

Mandarin zhì yǒng (Wade–Giles yung)

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 Zhi Yung

Zhi Yung is a Chinese given name based on Mandarin pronunciation: Zhi follows Hanyu Pinyin, while Yung is the Wade–Giles spelling of the sound yǒng (written Yong in Hanyu Pinyin). Common character choices include 志勇 (ambition; will + brave) and 智勇 (wisdom + brave); 永 (forever) is also read yǒng. The real meaning depends on the characters the parents chose, so the options here are possibilities only. The spelling is in use in Malaysia, and the characters chosen can differ from family to family.

Gender	♂ Boy
Parts	Zhi + Yung
First letter	Chinese Names starting with Z

Character pages

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

Sources

Malaysia at the 2023 SEA Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage
MDBG: 勇 · mdbg.net · meaning
MDBG: 志 · mdbg.net · meaning
MDBG: 智 · mdbg.net · meaning
MDBG: 永 · mdbg.net · meaning

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Entry ID: mn06315 · Updated 2026-10-26 · How we research names · Report a mistake