Appendix:Wu Chinese surnames

2006 Rankings

Rank		Char.		Mandarin			Wu			Example		Origin
2006	1990	T.	S.	Pinyin	W-G1	Other	Minidict	Wiktionary	IPA	Example	Source
1	3	李		Lǐ	Li	Lee	li2	li (T3)	/li²³/	Lee King Ping		Shanghai (1948)
2	1	王		Wáng	Wang		waon1	hhuaan (T3)	/ɦɯɑ̃²³/
3	4	張	张	Zhāng	Chang		tsan1	tsan (T1)	/t͡sã⁵³/	Carsun Chang (張嘉森)
4	5	劉	刘	Liú	Liu	Liou	lieu1	lieu (T3)	/liɜ²³/
5	2	陳	陈	Chén	Ch'en (Chen)	Chern	zen1	zen (T3)	/z̻əɲ²³/	Joseph Zen		Hong Kong
6	6	楊	杨	Yáng	Yang		yan1	ian (T1)	/ɦiã²³/
7	7	黃	黄	Huáng	Huang	Hwang	huoan1	hhuaan (T3); huaan (T1)	/ɦɯɑ̃²³/
8	12	趙	赵	Zhào	Chao		zau2	zau (T3)	/z̻ɔ²³/
9	10	周		Zhōu	Chou	Joe	tseu1	tseu (T1)	/t͡sɜ⁵³/
10	8	吳	吴	Wú	Wu	Woo	wu1	hhu (T3)	/ɦv̩ʷ²³/
11	14	徐		Xú	Hsü (Hsu)		zi1	xxi (T3)	/ʑ̻i²³/	Zikawei Zee
12	15	孫	孙	Sūn	Sun	Suen	sen1	sen (T1)	/səɲ⁵³/
13	16	朱		Zhū	Chu	Choo	tsy1	jy (T1)	/t͡sz̩⁵³/	Andrew Yu-Yue Tsu (朱友漁)		Shanghai/HongKong
14	18	馬	马	Mǎ	Ma		ma2	ma (T3)	/ma̱²³/
15	23	胡		Hú	Hu		wu1	hhu (T3)	/ɦv̩ʷ²³/
16	20	郭		Guō	Kuo		koh4	koq (T4)	/kʊʔ⁵⁵/
17	9	林		Lín	Lin		lin1	lin (T3)	/lɪɲ²³/
18	21	何		Hé	Hê, Ho		wu1	hhu (T3)	/ɦv̩ʷ²³/
19	17	高		Gāo	Kao		kau1	kau (T1)	/kɔ⁵³/
20	19	梁		Liáng	Liang		lian1	lian (T3)	/liã²³/
21	22	鄭	郑	Zhèng	Cheng	Jehng	zen3	zen (T3)	/z̻əɲ²³/
22	32	羅	罗	Luó	Lo		lu1	lu (T3)	/lv̩ʷ²³/
23	35	宋		Sòng	Sung	Soong	son3	son (T2)	/sʊŋ³⁴/
24	29	謝	谢	Xiè	Hsieh	Shieh	zia3	xxia (T3)	/ʑ̻ia̱²³/	Helen Zia
25	30	唐		Táng	T'ang (Tang)		daon1	daan (T3)	/d̻ɑ̃²³/
60	38	陸	陆	Lù	Lu		loh4	loq (T5)	/lʊʔ¹²/	Wallace Dze Loh (陸道逵) Lokatse (陸家嘴)
84	88	邵		Shào	Shao	Shaw	zau1	zau (T3)	/z̻ɔ²³/	Zau Sinmay (邵洵美)
89	45	顧	顾	Gù	Ku		ku3	ku (T2)	/kv̩ʷ³⁴/	Wellington Koo Vi Cuiun	Shanghai
94	93	嚴	严							Ny Tsi-ze （Yan Jici）		Dongyang, Zhejiang

Examples

• Shanghai Telephone Directory [and Buyer's Guide ]