Zhuo

Zhuo (卓)
Pronunciation	Zhuó (Mandarin) Cheuk (Cantonese) Toh (Minnan)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Other names
Variant(s)	Cho, Chuo, Cheuk, Toh

Zhuo ([ʈʂwǒ])^{[nb 1]} is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 卓 in Chinese character. It is romanized Cho in Wade–Giles, Cheuk in Cantonese, and Toh in Minnan. Zhuo is listed 277th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] As of 2008, it is the 224th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.^[2]

Notable people

• Zhuo Wenjun (2nd century BC), celebrated poetess, 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
• 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
• Chuo Rung-tai (born 1959), Taiwanese politician
• 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

Notes

1. An approximation of the pronunciation in English is /ˈdʒwɒ/.

References

1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
2. "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.