Chinese surname

符

The Chinese surname 符 (Mandarin fú, Cantonese fu4) is spelled Foo, Fu in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	fú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	fu4
Definition (Unihan)	i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm

Spelling tree of 符

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

Spelling	Romanization
Foo	Cantonese · Hakka
Fu	Cantonese · Hakka · Mandarin

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 符 in Malaysia

FooSpelling common in Hakka, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 傅, 胡
FuSpelling common in Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 胡, 傅

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