Qu (surname 屈)

Qu / Wat
RomanizationQu (Mandarin)
Wat (Cantonese, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong)
PronunciationQu1 (Mandarin)
Wat1 (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaning"bend; crook; bow; flex"
Popularitysee popular names
Qu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Bopomofoㄑㄩ
Wade–Gilesch`ü1
Tongyong Pinyincyū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationwat1
Jyutpingwat1

Qu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Jyutping: wat1) is a Chinese surname. It also transliterated as Chu in Wade–Giles and Wat in Cantonese. It is also transliterated as Qū in pinyin. The surname Qu (屈) is listed 124th on the famous Song dynasty book of common Chinese surnames, Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu).