Zhuo
Zhuo 224th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people. 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.
Transliterations and Derivatives
Zhuo in Mandarin, alternatively romanized as Cho or Jo in Taiwan.Coek, Cheuk, 'Cherk or Chak in CantoneseDoh, Toh or Tok in Hokkien and TeochewChok in HakkaDoh in Eastern MinCheok in Macau Chuk, Chok, Chock, or Toh in Malaysia Tjoek, Toq or Toh in IndonesiaToh, Cher, Cho, Chok, Tho, Tock, or Tok' in SingaporeDerivatives
- As the Hanja of the Korean surname romanized as Tak
- As the Chữ Nôm for the Vietnamese surname '''Trác'''
Notable people
- Zhuo Wenjun, celebrated poet, wife of Sima Xiangru
- Zhuo Jing, Ming dynasty minister, executed for refusing to serve the Yongle Emperor
- Zhuo Bingtian, Qing dynasty Minister of Defense
- Toh Ah Boon or Zhuo Yawen, Malayan businessman
- Zhuo Lin, wife of Deng Xiaoping
- Toh Kian Chui, Singaporean philanthropist
- Zhuo Renxi, chemist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Alfred Y. Cho or Zhuo Yihe, Chinese-American electrical engineer
- Patsy Toh or Zhuo Yilong, pianist, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music
- Zhuo Changren, Chinese aircraft hijacker and murderer in Taiwan
- Cho Sheng-li, Taiwanese actor
- H. T. Cho or Zhuo Huotu, cofounder and former CEO of HTC
- Zhuo Xinping, scholar of religions, academician of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Cho Jung-tai, Taiwanese politician, Chairman-elect of the Democratic Progressive Party
- Cheuk Wan-chi or Zhuo Yunzhi, Hong Kong media personality
- Timi Zhuo or Zhuo Yi-ting, Taiwanese singer
- Toh Guo'An or Zhuo Guo'an, Singaporean football player
- Genie Chuo or Zhuo Wenxuan, Taiwanese singer
- Murder of the Zhuo family, a Chinese-American family who were murdered by a cousin in 2013
- Toh Hong Huat, a twelve-year-old schoolboy who went missing in Singapore