Chinese surname

湯汤

The Chinese surname 湯 (Mandarin tāng, Cantonese tong1) is spelled Tang, Tong in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	tāng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	tong1
Simplified	汤
Definition (Unihan)	hot water; soup, gravy, broth

Spelling tree of 湯

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

Spelling	Romanization
Tang	Mandarin
Tong	Cantonese · Hakka

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 湯 in Malaysia

TangSpelling common in Teochew, Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 陳, 鄧, 唐
TongSpelling common in Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 童, 唐

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