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Xu can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: - 徐 (pinyin Xú, also spelled Hsü or Tsui)
- 許 (traditional) or 许 (simplified), (pinyin Xǔ, also spelled Hui)
In this context it is pronounced somewhat like Shoo.
Famous people surnamed 徐:Xu Bing, artistXu Huang, character from Romance of the Three KingdomsXu Jun, chess playerXu Sheng, 3rd century generalXu Shichang, President of Republic of China (Beiyang government)Xu Shouhui, Yuan dynasty rebel leaderXu Wei, Ming dynasty painterXu Xiake, writerXu Xiangqian, Chinese Communist military leaderXu Zhimo, authorXu, Zhenya, Well-known Lingustist, Computer Scientist, and Educator.Tsui Hark, film directorVivian Hsu, actressPhilip Jaisohn, first Korean-American citizen
Famous people surnamed 許/许:Xu Chu, Wei generalXu Dishan, authorXu Shen, Han dynasty dictionary compilerEvonne Hsu, singerHsu Hsin-liang, Taiwanese politicianSamuel Hui, musicianMichael Hui, filmmaker
Non-Chinese meaningsXu 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.
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