Zhuo

Zhuo (卓)
PronunciationZhuó (Mandarin Pinyin)
Zhuō (former Mandarin pronunciation)[1]
Coek3 (Cantonese Jyutping)
Toh (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese

Zhuo ([ʈʂwǒ]; Chinese: ) 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]

  1. ^ "卓(姓) zhuō" 中国语文 总第85 July 1959 普通話异讀詞审音表初稿(續) Page 322
  2. ^ "中国最新300大姓排名(2008)" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  3. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.