Chinese name syllable
Syllable Zii
- 梓Chinese catalpa; hometown
- 子child; son
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Z
- Romanization
- Foochow
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters梓子
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Zii in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Zii is a Chinese name syllable in Foochow spelling; its character may be 梓 (Chinese catalpa) or 子 (child), depending on the family's choice.
Possible characters for Zii
This spelling is common in Foochow romanization.
- 梓
Chinese catalpa; hometown
Foochow cṳ̄ / Mandarin zǐ
attested
- 子
child; son
Foochow cṳ̄ / Mandarin zǐ
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 Zii
Zii spells the Foochow (Hokchiu) sound cṳ, with the vowel ṳ written 'ii' as in Foochow spellings. The character 梓 (Foochow cṳ̄, Mandarin zǐ), the Chinese catalpa tree, is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; 子 (Foochow cṳ̄), child, is read the same way. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Foochow |
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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 Zii
Sources
- Wiktionary: 梓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 梓 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 子 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 子 · mdbg.net · meaning
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