Chinese surname

蕭萧

The Chinese surname 蕭 (Mandarin xiāo, Cantonese siu1) is spelled Siew, Seow, Siow in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	xiāo
Cantonese (Jyutping)	siu1
Simplified	萧
Definition (Unihan)	common artemisia; sighing of wind; mournful; dejected

Spelling tree of 蕭

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

Spelling	Romanization
Siew	Cantonese · Hakka
Seow	Hokkien · Hakka · Teochew
Siow	Hokkien · Hakka · Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 蕭 in Malaysia

SiewSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 邵
SeowSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 邵
SiowSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 邵

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