Chinese surname

谷

The Chinese surname 谷 (Mandarin gǔ, Cantonese guk1) is spelled Kok in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	gǔ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	guk1
Simplified	谷
Definition (Unihan)	valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150

Spelling tree of 谷

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

Spelling	Romanization
Kok	Hokkien

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Spellings of 谷 in Malaysia

KokSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 郭

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