Chinese surname

王

The Chinese surname 王 (Mandarin wáng, Cantonese wong4) is spelled Wong, Ong, Heng in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wáng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	wong4
Definition (Unihan)	king, ruler; royal; surname

Spelling tree of 王

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

Spelling	Romanization
Wong	Cantonese · Hakka
Ong	Hokkien
Heng	Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 王 in Malaysia

WongSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 黃
OngSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 汪
HengSpelling common in Teochew, Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 邢, 衡

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