Chinese surname

鐘钟

The Chinese surname 鐘 (Mandarin zhōng, Cantonese zung1) is spelled Chung, Zhong in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	zhōng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zung1
Simplified	钟
Definition (Unihan)	clock; bell

Spelling tree of 鐘

鐘 is spelled 2 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Chung	Cantonese · Hakka
Zhong	Mandarin

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Spellings of 鐘 in Malaysia

ChungSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 鍾
ZhongSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 鍾, 仲

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