Chinese surname
Surname Hang
漢 · 杭 · 衡
Hang is a Chinese surname, the Teochew spelling of 漢, and it can also stand for 杭 or 衡.
Characters for the surname Hang
The spelling Hang is common in Teochew, Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.
- 漢
Han dynasty; Han Chinese; man; surname
Teochew hang3 / Mandarin hàn
attested
- 杭
short for Hangzhou; surname
Hokkien hâng / Teochew hang5 / Mandarin háng
- 衡
to weigh; balanced; surname
Cantonese hang4 / Mandarin héng
漢 all spellings of hàn杭 all spellings of háng衡 all spellings of héng
Possible characters for Hang
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 漢 | hàn · Teochew |
| 杭 | háng · Hokkien · Teochew |
| 衡 | héng · Cantonese |
Other spellings of the same character
- Heng 衡Teochew, Hokkien
About the surname Hang
Hang is the Teochew spelling of the surname 漢 (Mandarin Han), read hang3 in Teochew. Hang also matches the readings of 杭 (Hokkien hâng, Teochew hang5, Mandarin háng) and the Cantonese reading hang4 of 衡 (Mandarin Heng). The character 漢 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the character the family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 漢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 漢 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 杭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 杭 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 衡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 衡 · mdbg.net · meaning
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