Chinese surname

洪

The Chinese surname 洪 (Mandarin hóng, Cantonese hung4) is spelled Ang, Hong in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	hóng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hung4
Definition (Unihan)	vast, immense; flood, deluge

Spelling tree of 洪

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

Spelling	Romanization
Ang	Hokkien
Hong	Hokkien · Mandarin

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 洪 in Malaysia

AngSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 翁
HongSpelling common in Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 康, 方

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