Chinese surname

曾

The Chinese surname 曾 (Mandarin céng, Cantonese zang1) is spelled Chan, Chang in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	céng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zang1
Definition (Unihan)	already; sign of past

Spelling tree of 曾

曾 is spelled 2 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Chan	Hokkien
Chang	Cantonese · Teochew

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Spellings of 曾 in Malaysia

ChanSpelling common in Cantonese, Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 陳
ChangSpelling common in Hakka, Teochew, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 鄭, 張, 章

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