Chinese surname

胡

The Chinese surname 胡 (Mandarin hú, Cantonese wu4) is spelled Foo, Fu, Aw in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	hú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	wu4
Simplified	胡
Definition (Unihan)	recklessly, foolishly; wildly

Spelling tree of 胡

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

Spelling	Romanization
Foo	Hakka
Fu	Hakka
Aw	Hokkien · Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 胡 in Malaysia

FooSpelling common in Hakka, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 傅, 符
FuSpelling common in Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 傅, 符
AwSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization

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