Chinese surname

曹

The Chinese surname 曹 (Mandarin cáo, Cantonese cou4) is spelled Chor in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	cáo
Cantonese (Jyutping)	cou4
Definition (Unihan)	ministry officials; surname

Spelling tree of 曹

曹 is spelled 1 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Chor	Hokkien · Hakka

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Spellings of 曹 in Malaysia

ChorSpelling common in Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 左

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