Mandarin
He
何
Source-backed sample
He / Ho (何)
He is a major Chinese surname written 何 in both simplified and traditional Chinese. Overseas records most commonly show the surname as Ho, while He reflects Mandarin pinyin background.
Cantonese / Overseas
Ho
Legacy spelling
Ho
Lingnan record status
Under review
No verified Lingnan village link is published in this MVP sample.
Romanization Matrix
| System / Context | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Pinyin | He | Modern Mainland pinyin spelling for 何. |
| Cantonese / Overseas | Ho | Shared Cantonese and Wade-Giles spelling; the dominant form in overseas records. |
| Diaspora (Vietnam & Korea) | Ha / Hà | Hà appears in Vietnamese background records and Ha in Korean. |
Origin notes
He is a major Chinese surname written 何 in both simplified and traditional Chinese. Overseas records most commonly show the surname as Ho, while He reflects Mandarin pinyin background.
He / Ho is part of the Lingnan Archive surname library. The page records common romanization patterns and source notes, while leaving clan hall, commandery, generation poem and Lingnan village links empty until stronger public sources verify them. Note that 贺, 河 and 和 share overlapping spellings with 何 — verify against the written character.
Lingnan relevance notes
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