Chinese surname

丁

The Chinese surname 丁 (Mandarin dīng, Cantonese ding1) is spelled Teng, Ding, Ting in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	dīng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ding1
Definition (Unihan)	male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

Spelling tree of 丁

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

Spelling	Romanization
Teng	Hokkien · Teochew
Ding	Mandarin · Foochow
Ting	Cantonese · Foochow

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 丁 in Malaysia

TengSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 鄧
DingSpelling common in Foochow, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 陳
TingSpelling common in Foochow, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 陳

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