Chinese surname
Surname Song
宋
Song is a Chinese surname, the Mandarin, Hokkien and Teochew spelling of 宋, a character also used for the Song dynasty.
Characters for the surname Song
The spelling Song is common in Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 宋
surname; Song dynasty
Mandarin sòng / Hokkien sòng / Teochew song3
attested
Possible characters for Song
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 宋 | sòng · Hokkien · Teochew |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Song
Song is a spelling of the surname 宋, matching the Mandarin reading sòng, Hokkien sòng and Teochew song3. Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the same character can appear under several spellings in Malaysia; in Cantonese (sung3) and Hakka (sung) it is usually spelled Sung or Soong. The character is also the name of the Song dynasty.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 宋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 宋 · mdbg.net · meaning
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