Chinese surname
Surname Fong
方 · 房
Fong is the Cantonese and Hakka spelling of the Chinese surname 方 (square), and the Cantonese spelling of 房.
Characters for the surname Fong
The spelling Fong is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 方
square; side; surname
Cantonese fong1 / Hakka fông / Mandarin fāng
attested
- 房
house; room; surname
Cantonese fong4 / Mandarin fáng
Possible characters for Fong
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 方 | fāng · Cantonese · Hakka |
| 房 | fáng · Cantonese |
Other spellings of the same character
- Hong 方Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin)
About the surname Fong
Fong is the Cantonese and Hakka spelling of the surname 方 (Cantonese fong1, Hakka fông), meaning square. The same spelling is also used for the surname 房 (Cantonese fong4), meaning house or room. The meaning depends on which character a family uses. In Mandarin both are written Fang.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 方 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 房 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 方 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 房 · mdbg.net · meaning
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