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Surname Seah

謝 · 佘

Seah is a Chinese surname, the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of 謝 ('to thank') or 佘; the meaning depends on the family's character.

Characters for the surname Seah

The spelling Seah is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 謝

    surname; to thank; to decline politely

    Hokkien siā / Teochew sia7 / Mandarin xiè

    attested

  • 佘

    surname

    Hokkien siâ / Teochew sia5 / Mandarin shé

謝 all spellings of xiè佘 all spellings of shé

Possible characters for Seah

Seah 謝 xiè · Hokkien · Teochew 佘 shé · Hokkien · Teochew
The spelling Seah can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
謝xiè · Hokkien · Teochew
佘shé · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Cheah 謝Hokkien, Teochew
  • Chia 謝Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka
  • Shia 謝 佘Hokkien, Teochew

About the surname Seah

Seah is a Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the surname 謝 (Hokkien siā, Teochew sia7), and also of the less common surname 佘 (Hokkien siâ, Teochew sia5). Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the same character can appear under several spellings in Malaysia. The character 謝 (simplified 谢) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; other spellings of 謝 include Shia, Sia and Chia. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 謝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 謝 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 佘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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