Chinese surname

巫

The Chinese surname 巫 (Mandarin wū, Cantonese mou4) is spelled Moo, Boo in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wū
Cantonese (Jyutping)	mou4
Definition (Unihan)	wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

Spelling tree of 巫

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

Spelling	Romanization
Moo	Cantonese · Hakka
Boo	Hokkien

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Spellings of 巫 in Malaysia

MooSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanization
BooSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 武

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