Chinese surname
Surname Tang
陳 · 鄧 · 唐 · 湯
Tang is a Chinese surname that can stand for 陳 (Teochew), 鄧 (Cantonese), 唐 or 湯; the meaning depends on the family's character.
Characters for the surname Tang
The spelling Tang is common in Teochew, Cantonese and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 陳
surname; to display; to explain; old
Teochew dang5 / Mandarin chén
attested
- 鄧
surname; name of an ancient state
Cantonese dang6 / Mandarin dèng
- 唐
surname; Tang dynasty; vast
Teochew tang5 / Mandarin táng
- 湯
surname; soup; hot water
Mandarin tāng
陳 all spellings of chén鄧 all spellings of dèng唐 all spellings of táng湯 all spellings of tāng
Possible characters for Tang
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 陳 | chén · Teochew |
| 鄧 | dèng · Cantonese |
| 唐 | táng · Teochew · Mandarin |
| 湯 | tāng · Mandarin |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Tang
Tang is a spelling of several Chinese surnames, depending on dialect: 陳 in Teochew (dang5), 鄧 in Cantonese (dang6), 唐 in Teochew (tang5) and Mandarin (táng), and 湯 in Mandarin (tāng). The character 陳 (simplified 陈) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; in Hokkien the same character is spelled Tan. Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the meaning depends on the character a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 陳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 鄧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 唐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 唐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 湯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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