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Surname Soong

宋

Soong is a Chinese surname, the Cantonese and Hakka spelling of 宋, a character also used for the Song dynasty.

Characters for the surname Soong

The spelling Soong is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 宋

    surname; Song dynasty

    Cantonese sung3 / Hakka sung / Mandarin sòng

    attested

宋 all spellings of sòng

Possible characters for Soong

Soong 宋 sòng · Cantonese · Hakka
In our records the spelling Soong stands for 宋.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
宋sòng · Cantonese · Hakka

Other spellings of the same character

  • Song 宋Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien, Teochew
  • Sung 宋Cantonese, Hakka

About the surname Soong

Soong is a spelling of the surname 宋, with 'oo' standing for the u sound of the Cantonese reading sung3 and Hakka sung. Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the same character can appear under several spellings in Malaysia, including Sung and Song (Mandarin sòng). The character is also the name of the Song dynasty.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 宋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 宋 · mdbg.net · meaning

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