Xu can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Pinyin: Hànyǔ Pīnyīn), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音方案; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音方案; Pinyin: Hànyǔ Pīnyīn fāngàn), while pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)), is a system of romanization (phonemic notation... A Chinese surname, family name (Chinese: 姓; Hanyu Pinyin: or clan name 氏; shì), is one of the hundreds or thousands of family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, and among ethnic Chinese in overseas Chinese communities. ...

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

In this context it is pronounced somewhat like Shoo or simply Shh. Hsu is an Asian surname. ... 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 Jianke, Scientist

Xu Beihong (Simplified Chinese: 徐悲鸿; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Traditional Chinese: 徐悲鴻) (July 19, 1895 - September 26, 1953) (born in Wuxi, Jiangsu) is a Chinese painter. ... Xu Bing (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 in ancient China. ... 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. ... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the ROC Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure) 1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guoyü) Government • President • Vice President • Premier Multiparty democracy Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu Su Tseng-chang Establishment • Xinhai Revolution Declared  October 10, 1911 Established  January... 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. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (official name) also known as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; Pinyin: Zhōngguó GòngchÇŽndÇŽng) is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hsu Chih-mo (徐志摩, pinyin: Xú Zhìmó) (January 15, 1897-November 19, 1931) was a twentieth-century Chinese poet. ... Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsü Ko) (born Tsui Man-kong (徐文光) on February 15, 1950) 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 (Hanzi: 徐若瑄, pinyin: Xú Ruòxuān, Wade-Giles: Hsú Jòhsuān, 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 Seo Jae Pil by reversing his Korean name. ...

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 was a warrior living in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. ... 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: XÇ” HùixÄ«n b. ... Hsu Hsin-liang (許信良, pinyin: XÇ” 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. ... Sam Hui in the 1982 movie Aces Go Places Samuel Koon-kit Hui (許冠傑, pinyin: XÇ” Guànjié; born September 4, 1948) was a star in Cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kongs 1960s to 1990s. ... Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文 pinyin: XÇ” 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.
• "xu" is the symbol of the X unit.

This article is about a unit of currency. ... The Bushmen (also known as Khwe Khoe, Basarwa, or San) peoples of South Africa and neighbouring Botswana and Namibia, who live in the Kalahari, are part of the Khoisan group and are related to the Khoikhoi. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... The X-unit (symbol xu) is a unit of length formerly used to measure the wavelength of X-rays and gamma rays. ...

External Links

• Chinese surname history: Xu