Chinese surname
Surname Sung
宋
Sung is a Chinese surname, the Cantonese and Hakka spelling of 宋, a character also used for the Song dynasty.
Characters for the surname Sung
The spelling Sung is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 宋
surname; Song dynasty
Cantonese sung3 / Hakka sung / Mandarin sòng
attested
Possible characters for Sung
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 宋 | sòng · Cantonese · Hakka |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Sung
Sung is a spelling of the surname 宋, matching the Cantonese reading sung3 and Hakka sung; it is also the older Wade-Giles spelling of Mandarin sòng. Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the same character can appear under several spellings in Malaysia, including Soong and Song. 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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