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Syu

Syu proper noun: a surname from Mandarin.

Proper noun (1)

Syu

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Proper noun (2)

Syu

  1. A surname from Mandarin.
    • […]because Syu Cao-de (許曹德) and Cai You-cyuan (蔡有全), both victims of political persecution, were once again placed under arrest for calling for[…]2005, A New Constitution for Taiwan: Symposium on a New Constitution for Taiwan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 116
    • It was a really bad situation for Cao Cao. However, at this time, Syu You, the advisor to Yuan Shao, unexpectedly chose to defect to the side of Cao Cao.2006, 36計 [36 Strategies], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39

Forms of Syu

alternative alsoHsu
alternative alsoHsü
alternative formSheu
alternative Hanyu-PinyinXu

Origin of Syu

Borrowed from Mandarin 徐 (Xú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syú.

Borrowed from Mandarin 許 /许 (Xǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syǔ.

Questions about Syu

What does Syu mean?
Syu means a surname from Mandarin.
What part of speech is Syu?
Syu is a proper noun.

Words near Syu in the dictionary

  1. sythes
  2. sything
  3. sytogobitic
  4. Sytsma
  5. Sytsmas
  6. Syu
  7. Syud
  8. Syuds
  9. Syuejia
  10. Syueshan
  11. Syun

Source and license

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