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Chinese surname

Surname Chua

蔡

Chua is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the Chinese surname 蔡.

Characters for the surname Chua

The spelling Chua is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 蔡

    surname; the ancient state of Cai

    Hokkien chhòa / Teochew cua3 / Mandarin cài

    attested

蔡 all spellings of cài

Possible characters for Chua

Chua 蔡 cài · Hokkien · Teochew
In our records the spelling Chua stands for 蔡.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
蔡cài · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Chai 蔡Hakka, Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Tsai 蔡

About the surname Chua

Chua is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the surname 蔡, from the vernacular readings chhòa in Hokkien and cua3 in Teochew. Wiktionary notes that 蔡 is also the name of an ancient state, Cai. In Cantonese it is Choi and in Mandarin Cai.

Sources

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

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