Chinese surname

雷

The Chinese surname 雷 (Mandarin léi, Cantonese leoi4) is spelled Lwi in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	léi
Cantonese (Jyutping)	leoi4
Definition (Unihan)	thunder

Spelling tree of 雷

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

Spelling	Romanization
Lwi	Hokkien · Hakka

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Spellings of 雷 in Malaysia

LwiSpelling common in Hokkien, Hakka romanization

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