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Surname Teoh

張 · 趙

Teoh is a Chinese surname in Hokkien spelling, usually for the character 張 or 趙.

Characters for the surname Teoh

The spelling Teoh is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 張

    stretch, spread; surname

    Hokkien tioⁿ / Mandarin zhāng

    attested

  • 张

    simplified form of 張: stretch; surname

    Hokkien tioⁿ / Mandarin zhāng (simplified form of 張)

  • 趙

    state of Zhao; surname

    Hokkien tiō / Mandarin zhào

張 all spellings of zhāng趙 all spellings of zhào

Possible characters for Teoh

Teoh 張 zhāng · Hokkien 趙 zhào · Hokkien
The spelling Teoh can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
張zhāng · Hokkien
趙zhào · Hokkien

Other spellings of the same character

  • Chong 張Hakka, Cantonese
  • Teo 張 趙Teochew, Hokkien
  • Chang 張Hakka, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Cheong 張Cantonese
  • Tiong 張Foochow, Hokkien
  • Zhang 張Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Chiu 趙Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Tiew 趙Foochow, Hokkien

About the surname Teoh

Teoh is a Hokkien spelling of the surname 張 / 张 (Mandarin Zhang), read tioⁿ in Hokkien; in Cantonese it is read zoeng1 and spelt Cheong. Teoh also fits the surname 趙 (Mandarin Zhao), read tiō in Hokkien. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 張 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 張 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 张 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 张 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 趙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 趙 · mdbg.net · meaning

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