Chinese surname

譚谭

The Chinese surname 譚 (Mandarin tán, Cantonese taam4) is spelled Tan, Tham, Thum in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	tán
Cantonese (Jyutping)	taam4
Simplified	谭
Definition (Unihan)	surname; to talk

Spelling tree of 譚

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

Spelling	Romanization
Tan	Hokkien · Mandarin
Tham	Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka
Thum	Hokkien · Hakka · Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 譚 in Malaysia

TanSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 陳
ThamSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 談
ThumSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 覃

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