Xu (surname)
Xu can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames:
- 徐 (pinyin Xú)
- 許 (traditional) or 许 (simplified), (pinyin Xǔ)
In this context it is pronounced somewhat like Shoo.
Famous people surnamed 徐:
- Xu Bing, artist
- Xu Huang, character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Xu Sheng, 3rd century general
- Xu Shichang, President of Republic of China in Beijing
- Xu Shouhui, Yuan dynasty rebel leader
- Xu Wei, Ming dynasty painter
- Xu Xiangqian, PRC military leader
- Xu Zhimo, author
- Vivian Hsu, actress
Famous people surnamed 許/许:
- Xu Dishan, author
- Hsu Hsin-liang, Taiwanese politician
- Xu Shen, Han dynasty dictionary compiler