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Surname Poh

傅

Poh is a Chinese surname, the Hokkien spelling of 傅 (Fu), a character that as a word means 'teacher' or 'to assist'.

Characters for the surname Poh

The spelling Poh is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 傅

    teacher, tutor; to assist; surname

    Hokkien pò͘ / Mandarin fù

    attested

傅 all spellings of fù

Possible characters for Poh

Poh 傅 fù · Hokkien
In our records the spelling Poh stands for 傅.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
傅fù · Hokkien

Other spellings of the same character

  • Foo 傅Hakka, Cantonese
  • Fu 傅Hakka, Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese

About the surname Poh

Poh spells the surname 傅 (Mandarin Fu) from the Hokkien reading pò͘, the colloquial reading also used for the surname. 傅 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. As a word, 傅 means a teacher or to assist.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 傅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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