Chinese surname
Surname Chor
左 · 曹
Chor is a Chinese surname, a Hokkien, Hakka or Cantonese spelling of 左 (Zuo), or a Hokkien or Hakka spelling of 曹 (Cao).
Characters for the surname Chor
The spelling Chor is common in Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 左
left; east; surname
Hokkien chó / Cantonese zo2 / Hakka chó / Mandarin zuǒ
attested
- 曹
the state of Cao in the Zhou era; surname
Hokkien chô / Hakka chhò / Mandarin cáo
attested
Possible characters for Chor
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 左 | zuǒ · Hokkien · Cantonese |
| 曹 | cáo · Hokkien · Hakka |
About the surname Chor
Chor is a surname spelling that can stand for two characters. For 左 (Mandarin Zuo) it matches the Hokkien reading chó, Hakka chó and Cantonese zo2. For 曹 (Mandarin Cao) it comes from Hokkien chô and Hakka chhò. Both characters are recorded in public data for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 左 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 左 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 曹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 曹 · mdbg.net · meaning
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