Chinese surname
Surname Hee
許
Hee is a Chinese surname spelt from the Hakka and Hokkien reading hí of the character 許.
Characters for the surname Hee
The spelling Hee is common in Hakka and Hokkien romanization.
- 許
allow, permit; promise; surname
Hakka hí / Hokkien hí / Mandarin xǔ
- 许
simplified form of 許: allow; surname
Hakka hí / Hokkien hí / Mandarin xǔ (simplified form of 許)
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Possible characters for Hee
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 許 | xǔ · Hokkien · Hakka |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Hee
Hee is a spelling of the surname 許 / 许 (Mandarin Xu) from the Hakka reading hí and the Hokkien reading hí found in some varieties. In Penang Hokkien the same character is usually read khó͘ and spelt Khor, while the Cantonese reading heoi2 is usually spelt Hui. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 許 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 許 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 许 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 许 · mdbg.net · meaning
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