Chinese surname

童

The Chinese surname 童 (Mandarin tóng, Cantonese tung4) is spelled Tong, Tung in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	tóng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	tung4
Definition (Unihan)	child, boy, servant boy; virgin

Spelling tree of 童

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

Spelling	Romanization
Tong	Hokkien · Mandarin
Tung	Cantonese · Hakka

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Spellings of 童 in Malaysia

TongSpelling common in Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 唐, 湯
TungSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 董

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