Chinese surname
Surname Foo
傅 · 胡 · 符
Foo is a Chinese surname, a Hakka or Cantonese spelling of 傅, 胡 or 符, depending on the family's characters.
Characters for the surname Foo
The spelling Foo is common in Hakka and Cantonese romanization.
- 傅
teacher, tutor; to assist; surname
Cantonese fu6 / Hakka fu / Mandarin fù
attested
- 胡
non-Han peoples of the north and west (historical); recklessly; surname
Hakka fù / Mandarin hú
attested
- 符
sign, symbol; written charm; surname
Cantonese fu4 / Hakka fù / Mandarin fú
傅 all spellings of fù胡 all spellings of hú符 all spellings of fú
Possible characters for Foo
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 傅 | fù · Cantonese · Hakka |
| 胡 | hú · Hakka |
| 符 | fú · Cantonese · Hakka |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Foo
Foo is a surname spelling that can stand for several characters read fu. For 傅 (Mandarin Fu) it matches the Cantonese reading fu6 and Hakka fu. For 胡 (Mandarin Hu) it comes from the Hakka reading fù. The character 符 (Mandarin Fu) is read fu4 in Cantonese and fù in Hakka. 傅 and 胡 are recorded in public data for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 傅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 傅 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 胡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 胡 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 符 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 符 · mdbg.net · meaning
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