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Chinese surname

Surname Loh

骆 · 羅 · 盧

Loh is a Chinese surname that can be written 骆 (Hokkien lo̍h), 羅 (Cantonese/Hakka) or 盧 (Hokkien).

Characters for the surname Loh

The spelling Loh is common in Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 骆

    white horse with a black mane; surname

    Hokkien lo̍h / Mandarin luò

    attested

  • 羅

    net for catching birds; surname

    Cantonese lo4 / Hakka lò / Hokkien lô / Mandarin luó

  • 盧

    surname; rice bowl

    Hokkien lô͘ / Mandarin lú

骆 all spellings of luò羅 all spellings of luó盧 all spellings of lú

Possible characters for Loh

Loh 骆 luò · Hokkien 羅 luó · Hokkien · Cantonese 盧 lú · Hokkien
The spelling Loh can stand for 3 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
骆luò · Hokkien
羅luó · Hokkien · Cantonese
盧lú · Hokkien

Other spellings of the same character

  • Low 羅Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Law 羅Cantonese
  • Lo 羅Cantonese, Hakka
  • Loo 盧Hokkien, Hakka

About the surname Loh

Loh is a Chinese surname spelling that can stand for several characters. The character 骆 (simplified form of 駱) is recorded for this name in Malaysia and is read lo̍h in Hokkien. The same spelling also fits 羅 (Cantonese lo4, Hakka lò) and 盧 (Hokkien lô͘). The meaning depends on the character the family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 骆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 駱 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. MDBG: 骆 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 羅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 盧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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