Chinese surname

傅

The Chinese surname 傅 (Mandarin fù, Cantonese fu6) is spelled Poh, Foo, Fu in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	fù
Cantonese (Jyutping)	fu6
Definition (Unihan)	tutor, teacher; assist; surname

Spelling tree of 傅

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

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

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 傅 in Malaysia

PohSpelling common in Hokkien romanization
FooSpelling common in Hakka, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 胡, 符
FuSpelling common in Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 胡, 符

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