Xu (surname 徐)

Xu
Pronunciation(Mandarin)
Chhî (Hokkien)
Tshṳ̂ (Teochew)
Từ (Vietnamese)
LanguageMandarin Chinese
Origin
LanguageChinese
Meaningslowly
Other names
Variant formsXu, 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)
DerivativeSeo
Xu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCeoi4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChhî, Sû, Sîr
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese*Zjwo

Xu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; 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.