Chinese surname

武

The Chinese surname 武 (Mandarin wǔ, Cantonese mou5) is spelled Boo in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wǔ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	mou5
Definition (Unihan)	military; martial, warlike

Spelling tree of 武

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

Spelling	Romanization
Boo	Hokkien

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Spellings of 武 in Malaysia

BooSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 巫

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