Xu (surname 徐)
| Pronunciation | Xú (Mandarin) Chhî (Hokkien) Tshêu (Teochew) Từ (Vietnamese) |
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| Language(s) | Mandarin Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Meaning | slowly |
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| Variant form(s) | Xu, Hsu, Shyu (Mandarin) Chui, Tsui, Choi, Tsua (Cantonese) Zee (Wu Chinese) Sy, Djie, Tjhie, Chi, Tjie (Hakka) Su, Chi, Chee, Swee, Shui (Hokkien) Sher, Ser (Teochew) |
| Derivative(s) | Seo |
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| Chinese | 徐 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Xu (Chinese: 徐; pinyin: Xú; Wade–Giles: Hsü2; Jyutping: Ceoi4) is a Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is spelled as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan or overseas Chinese communities. It is different from Xu (surname 許), represented by a different character.