Chinese surname

謝谢

The Chinese surname 謝 (Mandarin xiè, Cantonese ze6) is spelled Cheah, Chia, Seah, Shia in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	xiè
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ze6
Simplified	谢
Definition (Unihan)	thank; decline

Spelling tree of 謝

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

Spelling	Romanization
Cheah	Hokkien · Teochew
Chia	Hokkien · Hakka · Teochew
Seah	Hokkien · Teochew
Shia	Hokkien · Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 謝 in Malaysia

CheahSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization
ChiaSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka romanization
SeahSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 佘
ShiaSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 佘

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