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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.
Xu can refer to the following Chinese surnames that are homographs when Romanized using their Mandarin pronunciations: . Xu (surname 徐) Xu (surname 許) The tones of these surnames are different in Mandarin, but if the tone diacritics are omitted then both surnames would be spelled Xu in pinyin, and Hsü in the Wade–Giles system or Hsu if the diaeresis is also omitted.
Xu (surname), one of two Chinese surnames (徐 or 许 / 許), transliterated as Xu in English; ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people; ǃXu (god), the creator god of the ǃKung; Xu, a minor character in the game Final Fantasy VIII; Places. Xu (state) (徐), a state of ancient China
Xu Rongmao, JP (許榮茂; born 1950), or Hui Wing Mau in Cantonese, is a Chinese-Australian entrepreneur. Xu Yuanchong (许渊冲; 許淵冲; 1921–2021, born in Jiangxi) was a translator, best known for translating Chinese ancient poems into English and French. Xu Xing (philosopher) (許行; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher ...
Shein ( / ˈʃiːɪn / SHEE-In; styled as SHEIN; Chinese: 希音; pinyin: Xīyīn) is a fast fashion retailer. Founded in Nanjing, China, in October 2008 as ZZKKO by entrepreneur Chris Xu, Shein grew to become the world's largest fashion retailer as of 2022. The company is currently headquartered in Singapore .
Xu Xu, aka Hsu Yu (徐訏), was the pen name of Xu Boxu (徐伯訏; 11 November 1908 – 5 October 1980), an important figure in modern Chinese literature. Born in Cixi in the coastal province of Zhejiang , Xu Xu attended Peking University between 1927 and 1932 where he studied philosophy and psychology.
Xu Bing (Chinese: 徐冰; pinyin: Xú Bīng; born 1955) is a Chinese artist who served as vice-president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is known for his printmaking skills and installation art, as well as his creative artistic use of language, words, and text and how they have affected our understanding of the world.
Candida Xu or Candida Su (Chinese: 許徐甘弟大; pinyin: Xǔ-Xú Gāndìdà; Wade–Giles: Hsü 3-Hsü 2 Kan 1-ti 4-ta 4; September 4, 1607 – July 24, 1680), was a Chinese Catholic who lived in late Ming and early Qing China. She has been called "arguably the most influential Chinese Christian woman of the seventeenth century."