Châu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəw˧˧]
• Homophones: châu, trâu

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 周しゅう, alternate reading of Chu (see usage notes at 周しゅう).

Proper noun

Châu

1. a surname from Chinese

See also

• Chu

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 珠たま (“pearl”).

Proper noun

Châu

1. a female given name from Chinese