Chinese surname

邵

The Chinese surname 邵 (Mandarin shào, Cantonese siu6) is spelled Siew, Seow, Siow, Shaw in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	shào
Cantonese (Jyutping)	siu6
Definition (Unihan)	surname; various place names

Spelling tree of 邵

邵 is spelled 4 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Siew	Cantonese · Hakka
Seow	Hakka · Teochew
Siow	Hakka · Teochew
Shaw

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 邵 in Malaysia

SiewSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 蕭
SeowSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 蕭
SiowSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 蕭
ShawSpelling common in romanization

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