Chinese surname

文

The Chinese surname 文 (Mandarin wén, Cantonese man4) is spelled Boon in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wén
Cantonese (Jyutping)	man4
Definition (Unihan)	literature, culture, writing

Spelling tree of 文

文 is spelled 1 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Boon	Hokkien

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Spellings of 文 in Malaysia

BoonSpelling common in Hokkien romanization

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