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Surname Chew

周

Chew is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the Chinese surname 周, also written Chow or Zhou.

Characters for the surname Chew

The spelling Chew is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 周

    Zhou dynasty; circumference; surname

    Hokkien chiu / Teochew ziu1 / Mandarin zhōu

    attested

周 all spellings of zhōu

Possible characters for Chew

Chew 周 zhōu · Hokkien · Teochew
In our records the spelling Chew stands for 周.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
周zhōu · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Chaw 周Cantonese
  • Chiu 周Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese

About the surname Chew

Chew is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the surname 周, from the readings chiu in Hokkien and ziu1 in Teochew. The character is also the name of the Zhou dynasty and means circumference. Other spellings of the same character include Chow or Chau (Cantonese zau1) and Zhou (Mandarin).

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 周 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 周 · mdbg.net · meaning

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