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Surname Aw

胡

Aw is a Chinese surname written 胡, spelled Hu in Mandarin and Aw in Hokkien or Teochew pronunciation.

Characters for the surname Aw

The spelling Aw is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 胡

    surname; non-Han peoples north and west of China (historical)

    Hokkien ô͘ / Teochew ou5 / Mandarin hú

    attested

胡 all spellings of hú

Possible characters for Aw

Aw 胡 hú · Hokkien · Teochew
In our records the spelling Aw stands for 胡.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
胡hú · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Foo 胡Hakka, Cantonese
  • Fu 胡Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese

About the surname Aw

Aw is a spelling of the surname 胡 based on the Hokkien (ô͘) and Teochew (ou5) pronunciations; in Mandarin it is Hu. Other spellings of the same character include Oh, Woo (Cantonese wu4) and Foo (Hakka fù). Besides being a surname, 胡 historically referred to non-Han peoples north and west of China.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 胡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 胡 · mdbg.net · meaning

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