Chinese surname

吳吴

The Chinese surname 吳 (Mandarin wú, Cantonese ng4) is spelled Goh, Go, Ng, Gho in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ng4
Simplified	吴
Definition (Unihan)	one of warring states; surname

Spelling tree of 吳

吳 is spelled 4 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Goh	Hokkien · Teochew
Go	Hokkien
Ng	Cantonese · Hakka
Gho	Hokkien · Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 吳 in Malaysia

GohSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization
GoSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 伍
NgSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 伍, 黃
GhoSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization

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