Pronunciation | Zhuó (Mandarin Pinyin) Zhuō (former Mandarin pronunciation)[1] Coek3 (Cantonese Jyutping) Toh (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Zhuo ([ʈʂwǒ]; Chinese: 卓) 224th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people (2008).[2] In the Wade–Giles system of romanization, it is romanized as Cho, which is commonly used in Taiwan. The surname is listed 277th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[3]