Chinese surname · rank 177

欧 is read as ōu.

Pinyin

ōu

Script forms

Simplified 欧 · Traditional 歐

Basic meaning

translit.: Europe; ohm

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Yue-state tradition, Spring and Autumn to Warring States, 770-221 BCE

Place: Yue-related Ouyu Mountain or Ou place tradition; distinct from the compound Ouyang.

Origin note

Ou is a standalone surname, not just an abbreviation for Ouyang. It is commonly linked with Yue-related traditions and Ouyu Mountain accounts.

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