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Surname Toh

杜 · 卓

Toh is a Chinese surname that can stand for 杜 (Du) or 卓 (Zhuo) in Hokkien and Teochew spelling.

Characters for the surname Toh

The spelling Toh is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 杜

    birch-leaved pear; to stop, prevent; surname

    Hokkien tō͘ / Teochew dou6 / Mandarin dù

    attested

  • 卓

    tall and erect; outstanding, brilliant; surname

    Hokkien toh / Teochew doh4 / Mandarin zhuó

    attested

杜 all spellings of dù卓 all spellings of zhuó

Possible characters for Toh

Toh 杜 dù · Hokkien · Teochew 卓 zhuó · Hokkien · Teochew
The spelling Toh can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
杜dù · Hokkien · Teochew
卓zhuó · Hokkien · Teochew

About the surname Toh

Toh spells two different surnames. For 杜 (Mandarin Du) it comes from the Hokkien reading tō͘ and Teochew dou6. For 卓 (Mandarin Zhuo) it follows the Hokkien reading toh and Teochew doh4. Both characters are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, so which one is meant depends on the family.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 杜 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 卓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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