Shui (surname) explained

Shui (水)
Pronunciation:	Shuǐ (Mandarin)
Language:	Chinese
Language origin:	Old Chinese
Meaning:	"water"

Shui is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is listed 38th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] Shui is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.^[2] It is the 38th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Notable people

• Shui Hua (1916–1995), film director
• Shui Junshao (水鈞韶; 1878–1961), Republic of China diplomat
• Shui Junyi (水均益; born 1963), journalist and television presenter, grandson of Shui Zi
• Shui Qingxia (水庆霞, born 1966), member of the Chinese women's football team, Olympic silver medalist
• Shui Zi (水梓; 1884–1973), educator and politician

Notes and References

1. Web site: 百家姓 . Hundred Family Surnames . Guoxue . Chinese . 2014-09-25.
2. Web site: 中国最新300大姓排名（2008）. 300 most common surnames in China (2008) . Taiwan.cn . Chinese . 2009-01-06 . 2014-09-25.