Zhuo
Zhuo
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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]
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| Pronunciation | Zhuó (Mandarin Pinyin) Zhuō (former Mandarin pronunciation)[1] Coek3 (Cantonese Jyutping) Toh (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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- Zhuo in Mandarin, alternatively romanized as Cho or Jo in Taiwan.
- Coek, Cheuk, Cherk or Chak in Cantonese
- Doh, Toh or Tok in Hokkien and Teochew
- Chok in Hakka
- Doh in Eastern Min
- Cheok in Macau
- Chuk, Chok, Chock, or Toh in Malaysia
- Tjoek, Toq or Toh in Indonesia
- Toh, Cher, Cho, Chok, Tho, Tock, or Tok in Singapore
Derivatives
- As the Hanja of the Korean surname romanized as Tak (Korean: 탁; Hanja: 卓)
- As the Chữ Nôm for the Vietnamese surname Trác
- Derived as Harsono, or other Indonesianized surnames among Chinese Indonesians
- Zhuo Wenjun (2nd century BC), celebrated poet, wife of Sima Xiangru
- Zhuo Jing (卓敬; died 1402), Ming dynasty minister, executed for refusing to serve the Yongle Emperor
- Zhuo Bingtian (卓秉恬; 1782–1855), Qing dynasty Minister of Defense
- Toh Ah Boon or Zhuo Yawen (1860–1932), Malayan businessman
- Zhuo Lin (1916–2009), wife of Deng Xiaoping
- Toh Kian Chui (卓键水) (1927-2000), Singaporean philanthropist
- Zhuo Renxi (1931–2019), chemist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Alfred Y. Cho or Zhuo Yihe (born 1937), Chinese-American electrical engineer
- Patsy Toh or Zhuo Yilong (born 1940), pianist, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music
- Zhuo Changren (卓长仁; 1948–2001), Chinese aircraft hijacker and murderer in Taiwan
- Cho Sheng-li (卓勝利; 1949–2012), Taiwanese actor
- H. T. Cho or Zhuo Huotu (卓火土; born 1950), cofounder and former CEO of HTC
- Zhuo Xinping (卓新平; born 1955), scholar of religions, academician of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Cho Jung-tai (born 1959), Taiwanese politician, Chairman-elect of the Democratic Progressive Party
- Cheuk Wan-chi or Zhuo Yunzhi (born 1979), Hong Kong media personality
- Timi Zhuo or Zhuo Yi-ting (born 1981), Taiwanese singer
- Toh Guo'An or Zhuo Guo'an (born 1982), Singaporean football player
- Genie Chuo or Zhuo Wenxuan (born 1986), Taiwanese singer
- Murder of the Zhuo family, a Chinese-American family who were murdered by a cousin in 2013
- Toh Hong Huat (卓鸿发; born 1974, disappeared in 1986), a twelve-year-old schoolboy who went missing in Singapore
- "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
- "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.
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