Chinese surname

余

The Chinese surname 余 (Mandarin yú, Cantonese jyu4) is spelled Yi, Eu, Ee, Yee in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	yú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	jyu4
Simplified	余
Definition (Unihan)	I, my, me; surname; surplus

Spelling tree of 余

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

Spelling	Romanization
Yi	Hakka
Eu	Cantonese
Ee	Hokkien
Yee	Hokkien · Hakka

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 余 in Malaysia

YiSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin), Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 易
EuSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 歐
EeSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 伊
YeeSpelling common in Hokkien, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 于

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