Chinese surname

古

The Chinese surname 古 (Mandarin gǔ, Cantonese gu2) is spelled Koo in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	gǔ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gu2
Definition (Unihan)	old, classic, ancient

Spelling tree of 古

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

Spelling	Romanization
Koo	Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka

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Spellings of 古 in Malaysia

KooSpelling common in Hakka, Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 邱, 顧, 辜

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