Chinese surname

施

The Chinese surname 施 (Mandarin shī, Cantonese si1) is spelled See, Shi, Sie in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	shī
Cantonese (Jyutping)	si1
Definition (Unihan)	grant, bestow; give; act; name

Spelling tree of 施

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

Spelling	Romanization
See	Hokkien · Teochew
Shi	Mandarin
Sie	Hokkien

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Spellings of 施 in Malaysia

SeeSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 徐
ShiSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 石, 史
SieSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 徐

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