Chinese surname

宋

The Chinese surname 宋 (Mandarin sòng, Cantonese sung3) is spelled Song, Soong, Sung in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	sòng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	sung3
Definition (Unihan)	Song dynasty; surname

Spelling tree of 宋

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

Spelling	Romanization
Song	Hokkien · Teochew · Mandarin
Soong	Cantonese · Hakka
Sung	Cantonese · Hakka

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 宋 in Malaysia

SongSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien, Teochew romanization
SoongSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanization
SungSpelling common in Cantonese, 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.