Chinese surname

劉刘

The Chinese surname 劉 (Mandarin liú, Cantonese lau4) is spelled Low, Lau in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	liú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	lau4
Simplified	刘
Definition (Unihan)	surname; kill, destroy

Spelling tree of 劉

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

Spelling	Romanization
Low	Hokkien · Teochew
Lau	Hokkien · Cantonese

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Spellings of 劉 in Malaysia

LowSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 羅
LauSpelling common in Cantonese, Hokkien romanization

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