Chinese surname

蔡

The Chinese surname 蔡 (Mandarin cài, Cantonese coi3) is spelled Chua, Chai, Tsai in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	cài
Cantonese (Jyutping)	coi3
Definition (Unihan)	surname; species of tortoise

Spelling tree of 蔡

蔡 is spelled 3 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Chua	Hokkien · Teochew
Chai	Hakka
Tsai

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 蔡 in Malaysia

ChuaSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization
ChaiSpelling common in Hakka, Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 柴
TsaiSpelling common in romanization

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.