Chinese surname

尤

The Chinese surname 尤 (Mandarin yóu, Cantonese jau4) is spelled Yew in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	yóu
Cantonese (Jyutping)	jau4
Definition (Unihan)	especially, particularly

Spelling tree of 尤

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

Spelling	Romanization
Yew	Hokkien · Teochew

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Spellings of 尤 in Malaysia

YewSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 姚

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