Chinese surname

趙赵

The Chinese surname 趙 (Mandarin zhào, Cantonese ziu6) is spelled Teo, Teoh, Chiu, Tiew in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	zhào
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ziu6
Simplified	赵
Definition (Unihan)	surname; Warring States-era kingdom in modern Hebei and Shanxi

Spelling tree of 趙

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

Spelling	Romanization
Teo	Hokkien · Teochew
Teoh	Hokkien
Chiu	Cantonese
Tiew	Hokkien · Foochow

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 趙 in Malaysia

TeoSpelling common in Teochew, Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 張
TeohSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 張
ChiuSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 周, 招
TiewSpelling common in Foochow, Hokkien romanization

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