"Xu" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʃuː/ Forms: Xus [plural], Hsu [alternative], Hsü [alternative], Sheu [alternative], Syu [alternative]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|^徐}} Mandarin 徐 (Xú) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Xus}} Xu (plural Xus)
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.
    Sense id: en-Xu-en-name-iCcuIEcv Categories (other): Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Related terms: CheeCherChui [Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, surname], Tsui, Chooi, ChoiHsuSee [Cantonese, Mandarin], SerSeoZee (alt: Shanghainese) (english: Korean) [Hokkien], HeeHeoHsuHuaHui (english: Korean; Vietnamese) [Fuzhou, Hakka, Mandarin, surname], Hoi, HooiKho [Cantonese], Khor, Khaw, Ko, Koh [Hokkien, Teochew], Hsu, Shu, Zu

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hsü",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sheu",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Syu",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "name",
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          "name": "Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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        "A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许."
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        [
          "surname",
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          "徐",
          "徐#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "許",
          "許#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "许",
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        ]
      ],
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            "from 徐 (Xú)"
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            "Hokkien",
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            "surname"
          ],
          "word": "CheeCherChui"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tsui"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chooi"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "ChoiHsuSee"
        },
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          "alt": "Shanghainese",
          "english": "Korean",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
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        },
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            "from 許 / 许 (Xǔ)"
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "Hoi"
        },
        {
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            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "HooiKho"
        },
        {
          "word": "Khor"
        },
        {
          "word": "Khaw"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ko"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "Koh"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hsu"
        },
        {
          "word": "Shu"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃuː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Xu"
}
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      },
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    {
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  ],
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hsü",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sheu",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Syu",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "from 徐 (Xú)"
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      "tags": [
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        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "CheeCherChui"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tsui"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chooi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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        "from 許 / 许 (Xǔ)"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "surname"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "Hoi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "HooiKho"
    },
    {
      "word": "Khor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Khaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ko"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "Koh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hsu"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shu"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zu"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English terms borrowed from Hanyu Pinyin",
        "English terms borrowed from Mandarin",
        "English terms derived from Hanyu Pinyin",
        "English terms derived from Mandarin",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许."
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "徐",
          "徐#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "許",
          "許#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "许",
          "许#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃuː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Xu"
}

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