Zhuo () is the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

romanization of the

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

written in

Chinese character Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the Written Chinese, writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are k ...

. It is romanized Cho in

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' of ...

, Cheuk or Cherk or Chak in

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

, and Toh or Tok in Teochew and

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...

. Zhuo is listed 277th in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

classic text A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or particularly noteworthy. What makes a book "classic" is a concern that has occurred to various authors ranging from Italo Calvino to Mark Twain and the related questions of "Why Read the Cla ...

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...

''. As of 2008, it is the 224th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.

Notable people

Zhuo Wenjun Zhuo Wenjun (; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Chinese poet of the Western Han dynasty. As a young widow, she eloped with the poet Sima Xiangru. The poem ''Baitou Yin'' (白頭吟, White-Haired Lament) which complains at the inconstancy of male love ...

(2nd century BC), celebrated poet, wife of

Sima Xiangru Sima Xiangru ( , ; c. 179117BC) was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician who lived during the Western Han dynasty. Sima is a significant figure in the history of Classical Chinese poetry, and is generally regarded as the greatest of all com ...

* Zhuo Jing ( 卓敬; died 1402),

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

minister, executed for refusing to serve the

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

Zhuo Bingtian Zhuo () is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Cho 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 d ...

( 卓秉恬; 1782–1855),

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

Minister of Defense *

Toh Ah Boon Dato' Toh Ah Boon (; 1860 – 1 April 1932) was a Chinese community leader, and one of the biggest landlords in Johor Bahru of his time. He was honored by Late Johor Sultan the SPMJ Dato and DPMJ Dato. Early life Toh was the son of Toh Kim Sw ...

or Zhuo Yawen (1860–1932), Malayan businessman *

Zhuo Lin Zhuo Lin (April 6, 1916 – July 29, 2009) was the third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping, former Paramount leader of China. Biography Born Pu Qiongying () in Xuanwei, Yunnan province, she was the daughter of an industrialist who manufactured Yun ...

(1916–2009), wife of

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...

Toh Kian Chui Toh Kian Chui ( zh, 卓键水 1 October 1927 - 9 November 2000) was a philanthropist and multi-millionaire businessman in the construction industry from Singapore. Chui started one of the first road construction companies in Singapore, named the ...

(卓键水) (1927-2000), Singaporean philanthropist *

Zhuo Renxi Zhuo Renxi (; 12 February 1931 – 6 August 2019) was a Chinese chemist who specialized in biomaterial research. He served as professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry of Wuhan University. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of ...

(1931–2019), chemist, academician of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...

Alfred Y. Cho Alfred Yi Cho (; born July 10, 1937) is a Chinese-American electrical engineer, inventor, and optical engineer. He is the Adjunct Vice President of Semiconductor Research at Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs. He is known as the "father of molecular be ...

or Zhuo Yihe (born 1937), Chinese-American electrical engineer *

Patsy Toh Patsy Toh (; born 1940) is a Chinese-born pianist living in London, England. She has taught at the Royal Academy of Music since 1975, and became a Fellow in 1995. Early life Toh was born in Shanghai, China, in 1940 of a family from Xiamen, the ...

or Zhuo Yilong (born 1940), pianist, Fellow of the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

Zhuo Changren The hijacking of CAAC Flight 296, a Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E aircraft, took place on May 5, 1983. Flight 296 of China Civil Aviation Airlines (CAAC), a scheduled domestic passenger flight from to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, was h ...

( 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 HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

Zhuo Xinping Zhuo () is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Cho in Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thom ...

( 卓新平; born 1955), scholar of religions, academician of

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of ...

Cho Jung-tai Cho Jung-tai (; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1990 to 1998, when he was first elected to the Legislative Yuan. Cho remained a legislator through 2004, when he was appointed deputy secr ...

(born 1959), Taiwanese politician, Chairman-elect of the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

Cheuk Wan-chi Cheuk Wan-chi (born 28 March 1979), also known as ''Vincci'', ''G'' and ''GC Goo-Bi'', is a Hong Kong media personality, stand-up comedian, master of ceremonies, and an occasional television pundit and talk show host. She first came to promi ...

or Zhuo Yunzhi (born 1979), Hong Kong media personality *

Timi Zhuo Timi Zhuo or Zhuo Yi-ting (; born 2 October 1981) is a singer and actress from Taiwan. She has recorded over 800 songs in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien, and 2 songs in Cantonese. Biography Timi Zhuo was born in Xinzhuang Dist ...

or Zhuo Yi-ting (born 1981), Taiwanese singer * Toh Guo'An or Zhuo Guo'an (born 1982), Singaporean football player *

Genie Chuo Genie Chuo (; born 20 January 1986) is a Taiwanese singer, actress and television host. Life and career Chuo won several karaoke competitions when she was a first year in the Taipei County Fuho Junior High School. After a number of lessons a ...

or Zhuo Wenxuan (born 1986), Taiwanese singer * Murder of the Zhuo family, a Chinese-American family who were murdered by a cousin in 2013 *

Took Leng How Huang Na () (26 September 199610 October 2004) was an eight-year-old Chinese national residing in Pasir Panjang, Singapore, who disappeared on 10 October 2004. Her mother, the police and the community conducted a three-week-long nationwide s ...

(卓良豪; 1981-2006), a Malaysian and convicted murderer who was hanged in Singapore for the murder of 8-year-old Huang Na. * Toh Hong Huat (卓鸿发; born 1974, disappeared in 1986), a twelve-year-old schoolboy who went missing in Singapore * Toh Sia Guan (卓谢源; born 1952), a homeless Singaporean who murdered a coffee shop worker during a fight at a

Geylang Geylang is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west. Geylang is perha ...

kopi tiam A ''kopitiam'' or ''kopi tiam'' () is a type of coffee shop mostly found in parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Thailand patronised for meals and beverages, and traditionally operated by the Chinese community of the ...

References

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