Xu can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... A Chinese surname, also called a clan name or family name (Chinese: 姓; pinyin: or 氏; shì), is one of the over seven hundred family names used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups. ...

1. 徐 (pinyin Xú, also spelled Hsü or Tsui)
2. 許 (traditional) or 许 (simplified), (pinyin Xǔ, also spelled Hui)

In this context it is pronounced somewhat like Shoo. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...

Famous people surnamed 徐:

• Xu Beihong, painter
• Xu Bing, artist
• Xu Huang, character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Xu Jun, chess player
• Xu Sheng, 3rd century general
• Xu Shichang, President of Republic of China (Beiyang government)
• Xu Shouhui, Yuan dynasty rebel leader
• Xu Wei, Ming dynasty painter
• Xu Xiake, writer
• Xu Xiangqian, Chinese Communist military leader
• Xu Zhimo, author
• Xu, Zhenya, Well-known Lingustist, Computer Scientist, and Educator.
• Tsui Hark, film director
• Vivian Hsu, actress
• Philip Jaisohn, first Korean-American citizen

Xu Beihong (徐悲鸿) (July 19, 1895 - September 26, 1953) (born in Wuxi, Jiangsu) is a Chinese painter. ... Xu Bing (徐冰) (b. ... Xu Huang (? – 227) was a prominent general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao and his successor Cao Pi during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. ... Xu Jun (徐俊) (born September 17, 1962 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. ... Xu Sheng (徐盛) (?-?) was a brave Wu general who participated in several battles for Wu. ... Xú Shìchāng (Pinyin) (Chinese: 徐世昌,Courtesy name Ju-ren 菊人) or Hsü Shih-chang (Wade-Giles) (1855-1939) was a prominent figure of the Beiyang Army warlords and President of the Republic of China (Beijing government) from October 10, 1918 to June 2, 1922. ... The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó, Taiwanese POJ: Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok) is a multiparty democratic state that is effectively composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy... Beiyang was a province of China. ... Xú Shòuhuī (徐壽輝, in Wade-Giles Hsü Shou-hui, ? - 1360) was a rebel leader in late the Yuan Dynasty in China and proclaimed himself emperor. ... Xú Wèi (徐渭) (1521 - 1593) was a Ming Chinese painter famed for his rapid and expressive strokes. ... Xu Xiake (徐霞客, py. ... Xu Xiangqian (徐向前; Wade-Giles:Hsu Hsiang-chen) (November 8, 1901 - September 21, 1990) was a prominent Communist military leader in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Xu Zhimo (徐志摩, pinyin: Xú Zhìmó) (January 15, 1897-November 19, 1931) is a twentieth-century Chinese poet. ... Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsü Ko) (born Tsui Man-kong on January 2, 1951) is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong who is also a highly influential producer, often likened to Steven Spielberg for a similar galvanizing effect on his countrys cinematic scene. ... Vivian Hsu Vivian Hsu (Hanzi: 徐若瑄, pinyin: Xú Ruò Xuān, Wade-Giles: Hsú Jò Hsuān, Japanese: ビビアン・スー) born March 19, 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan, is a famous singer, actress, and model who has worked mainly in Taiwan and Japan. ... Philip Jaisohn is the anglicized name taken up by inversing his Korean name Seo Jae Pil (서재필; 徐載弼). ...

Famous people surnamed 許/许:

• Xu Chu, Wei general
• Xu Dishan, author
• Xu Shen, Han dynasty dictionary compiler
• Evonne Hsu, singer
• Hsu Hsin-liang, Taiwanese politician
• Samuel Hui, musician
• Michael Hui, filmmaker

Xu Chu (许禇; style name: Zhongkang 仲康), was born in the village of Qiao (modern day Boxian, Anhui province). ... Xu Dishan (許地山) (1893 - 1941) was a Chinese author who studied Buddhism. ... XÇ” Shèn XÇ” Shèn (許慎) was the author of Shuōwén JiÄ›zì, which was the first Chinese character dictionary. ... Evonne Hsu (許慧欣, pinyin: Xǔ Hùixīn b. ... Hsu Hsin-liang (許信良, pinyin: Xǔ Xìnliáng, born May 27, 1941) is a Taiwanese politician, formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, but now a supporter of the Pan-Blue Coalition. ... Samuel Hui (許冠傑) (born September 4, 1948) was a star in cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kongs 60s to 90s. ... Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文 pinyin: Xǔ Guànwén) (born September 3, 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director. ...

Non-Chinese meanings

• Xu is a minor currency of Vietnam. 100 xu = 1 dong.
• Xu is the creator god of the Bushmen of Africa.
• Xu is a minor character in Final Fantasy VIII.