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Surname Sie

施 · 徐

Sie is a Chinese surname spelling of the Hokkien sound si, which can stand for 施 or 徐; the meaning depends on the family's character.

Characters for the surname Sie

The spelling Sie is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 施

    surname; to give, to bestow; to carry out

    Hokkien si / Mandarin shī

  • 徐

    surname; slowly, calmly

    Hokkien sî / Mandarin xú

施 all spellings of shī徐 all spellings of xú

Possible characters for Sie

Sie 施 shī · Hokkien 徐 xú · Hokkien
The spelling Sie can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
施shī · Hokkien
徐xú · Hokkien

Other spellings of the same character

  • See 徐 施Hokkien, Teochew
  • Shi 施Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Chooi 徐Cantonese, Hokkien

About the surname Sie

Sie is an older spelling of the sound si, with 'ie' standing for i as in Dutch-influenced spelling. That sound matches the Hokkien readings of the surnames 施 (si) and 徐 (sî). Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the same character can appear under several spellings in Malaysia, such as See. Which character a given Sie family uses is uncertain and varies by family.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 施 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 徐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. MDBG: 徐 · mdbg.net · meaning

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