Pronunciation | Zhuó (Mandarin) Zhuō (former Mandarin pronunciation)[1] Cheuk or Cherk or Chak (Cantonese) Toh or Tok (Minnan) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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Variant form(s) | Cho, Chuo, Cheuk, Toh, Chock, Chuk, Cherk, Chak |
Zhuo ([ʈʂwǒ]) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 卓 in Chinese character. It is romanized Cho or Jo in Wade–Giles, Cheuk or Cherk or Chak in Cantonese, and Toh or Tok in Teochew and Hokkien. Zhuo is listed 277th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2] As of 2008, it is the 224th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.[3]