Chinese surname

佘

The Chinese surname 佘 (Mandarin shé, Cantonese se4) is spelled Seah, Shia in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	shé
Cantonese (Jyutping)	se4
Definition (Unihan)	surname

Spelling tree of 佘

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

Spelling	Romanization
Seah	Hokkien · Teochew
Shia	Hokkien · Teochew

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Spellings of 佘 in Malaysia

SeahSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 謝
ShiaSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 謝

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