su
UK/suː/US/su/
su is the alternative form of xu.
Meaning of xu
Noun
xu (plural xu or (rare) xus)
- A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: SU
SU
- Initialism of Soviet Union: a former country in Europe and Asia.
- Initialism of Sabancı University.
- Initialism of Salisbury University.
- Initialism of Seattle University.
- Abbreviation of Seton Hall University.
- Initialism of Shippensburg University.
- Initialism of Silliman University.
- Initialism of Silpakorn University.
- Initialism of Sofia University.
- Initialism of South University.
- Initialism of Stanford University.
- Initialism of Stellenbosch University.
- Initialism of Stockholm University.
- Initialism of Syracuse University.
Noun (1) capitalized: SU
SU (plural SUs)
- Initialism of students' union.
- Abbreviation of special unitary group.
- Initialism of state university.
- Initialism of statistical unit.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: SU
SU
- Abbreviation of North Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Su
Su
- A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
- "I am sure nobody would mind," said Susan; "it isn't as if we wanted to take them out of the house; we shan't take them even out of the wardrobe." "I never thought of that, Su," said Peter.1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 54
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Su
Su
- A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Noun (2) capitalized: Su
Su (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of Sunday.
Synonyms of su
Forms of su
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | su |
| plural | SUs |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | S.U. |
| alternative form | Sue |
Origin of su
See xu.
Initialisms.
From Indonesian SU, initialism of Sumatra Utara.
Phrases with su
Words that rhyme with su
Questions about su
- What does su mean?
- Su means a diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
- What is su the alternative form of?
- Su is the alternative form of xu.
- What part of speech is su?
- Su can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce su?
- Su is pronounced /suː/ (UK).
Words near su in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: su (page history and authors); SU (page history and authors); Su (page history and authors); xu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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