Xiang Tu

Xiang Tu
相土
Ruler of Predynastic Shang
Reign? - ?
PredecessorZhao Ming of Shang
SuccessorChang Ruo
Names
FatherZhao Ming of Shang
Xiang Tu
Chinese相土
Literal meaning(personal name)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàng Tǔ
Wade–GilesHsiang4 T'u3
Wu
Romanization1shian 5thu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSeung Tóu
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesesjang thuX
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)/*[s]aŋ tʰˤaʔ/
Zhengzhang/*slaŋ l̥ʰaːʔ/
Cheng Du
Chinese乘杜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéng Dù
Wu
Romanization5tshen 6du
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSìhng Dou6
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesezying duX
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*ɦljɯŋ l'aːʔ/

Xiang Tu (Chinese: 相土; pinyin: Xiàng Tǔ; ? – ?), also known as Cheng Du (乘杜) was the third ruler of Predynastic Shang. His family name is Zi (). He allegedly lived in Shangqiu (商丘), Henan (河南), where his grandfather, Xie of Shang, resided.