Word Type

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "hokkien" can be used as proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Hokkienese

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Chinchew–Changchew Min Nan Minnan Minnanese Quanzhou–Zhangzhou Southern Min

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Amoy Chiangchew Chinchew Quanzhou dialect Taiwanese Xiamen dialect Xiamenese Zhangzhou dialect

Type Of (IsA)

min nan quanzhou

Related Terms

Fujian Leizhou Min Division Longyan Min Division Qiongwen Division Teochew Zhenan Min Division Zhongshan Min Division

Related Terms

fujian hoklo min nan overseas chinese subgroup taiwan teochew

Synonym Network

hoklo

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.