Xu can refer to the following
Chinese surnames that are
homographs when
Romanized using their
Mandarin pronunciations:
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Xu (surname 徐)
Xu () is a Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is spelled as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan. It is different from Xu (surname 許), represented by a different character.
Variations in other Chinese ...
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Xu (surname 許)
Xu () is a Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is romanized as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan. It is different from Xu (surname 徐), which is represented by a different character.
Variations Other ...
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Xu (surname 須)
The
tones of these surnames are different in Mandarin, but if the tone
diacritics are omitted then both surnames would be spelled Xu in
pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally writte ...
, and Hsü in the
Wade–Giles system or Hsu if the
diaeresis is also omitted.
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Chinese-language surnames
Multiple Chinese surnames