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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]
Transliterations and Derivatives
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
Notable people
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
References
^ "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
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"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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"百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16 .
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