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Surname Siew

蕭 · 邵

Siew is a Chinese surname in Cantonese or Hakka spelling, usually for the character 蕭.

Characters for the surname Siew

The spelling Siew is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 蕭

    desolate, bleak; surname

    Cantonese siu1 / Hakka sêu / Mandarin xiāo

  • 萧

    simplified form of 蕭: desolate; surname

    Cantonese siu1 / Hakka sêu / Mandarin xiāo (simplified form of 蕭)

    attested

  • 邵

    ancient place name; surname

    Cantonese siu6 / Hakka seu / Mandarin shào

蕭 all spellings of xiāo邵 all spellings of shào

Possible characters for Siew

Siew 蕭 xiāo · Cantonese · Hakka 邵 shào · Cantonese · Hakka
The spelling Siew can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
蕭xiāo · Cantonese · Hakka
邵shào · Cantonese · Hakka

Other spellings of the same character

  • Seow 蕭 邵Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka
  • Siow 蕭 邵Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka
  • Shaw 邵

About the surname Siew

Siew is usually a spelling of the surname 蕭 / 萧 (Mandarin Xiao), read siu1 in Cantonese and sêu in Hakka. The spelling also fits the surname 邵 (Mandarin Shao), read siu6 in Cantonese and seu in Hakka. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 蕭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 蕭 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 萧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 萧 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 邵 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 邵 · mdbg.net · meaning

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