Chinese surname

衡

The Chinese surname 衡 (Mandarin héng, Cantonese hang4) is spelled Hang, Heng in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	héng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hang4
Definition (Unihan)	measure, weigh, judge, consider

Spelling tree of 衡

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

Spelling	Romanization
Hang	Cantonese
Heng	Hokkien

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Spellings of 衡 in Malaysia

HangSpelling common in Teochew, Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 漢, 杭
HengSpelling common in Teochew, Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 王, 邢

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