Xu (surname 許)
Xu (traditional Chinese: 許; simplified Chinese: 许; pinyin: Xǔ; Wade–Giles: Hsü3; Jyutping: Heoi2) 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.
| Pronunciation | Xǔ (Mandarin) Khó (Hokkien) Heoi2 (Cantonese) Kóu (Teochew) Hứa (Vietnamese) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Meaning | to allow |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Xu, Hsu (Mandarin) Hui, Hoi, Hua (Cantonese) Shue, Shea (Taiwanese) Kho, Khor, Khaw, Ko (Hokkien) Koh, Khoh, Kho (Teochew) Hii, Hee, Hoo (Fuzhou) Koo (Hakka) Hy (Vietnamese) Co, Ngo (Filipino) Kosasih, Kusno, Sunarko etc. (Indonesian) |
| Derivative(s) | Heo (Korean) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 許 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 许 | ||||||||||||
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