Xu (surname 許) explained

Xu / Hsu
Pronunciation:Xǔ (Mandarin)
Khó (Hokkien)
Heoi2 (Cantonese)
Kóu (Teochew)
Hứa (Vietnamese)
Language:Chinese
Language origin:Chinese
Meaning:to allow
Variant:Xu, Hsu (Mandarin)
Hui, Hoi, Hua (Cantonese)
Shue, Shea (Taiwanese)
Kho, Khor, Khaw, Ko (Hokkien)
Koh, Khoh, Kho (Teochew)
Hii, Hee, Hoo (Fuzhou)
Koo (Hakka)
Hy (Vietnamese)
Co, Ngo (Filipino)
Kosasih, Kusno, Sunarko (Indonesian)
Derivative:Heo (Korean)
P:Xǔ
W:hsü3
J:Heoi2
T:許
S:许

Xu is a Chinese surname. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is romanized as Hsu, which is commonly used in Taiwan.

Variations

Sinitic languages

Other languages

In Japanese, is transliterated as Yurusu, Bakari, or Moto and in Sino-Japanese as Kyo or Ko.

In the Yale romanization of Korean, is Heo .

In Vietnamese, the character is converted to Hứa. The Hoa people overseas Chinese of Vietnam with the surname may have it spelled as Hái or Hy when immigrating to the English-speaking World, particularly the United States. Other spellings include Hee and Hu.

In Cebuano and Tagalog, is transliterated as Co and Ngo.

Origins

The surname Xǔ has multiple theories regarding its origin.

One of the more credible ones states that the surname Xu originated from the feudal state of Xu in the area of Xǔchāng, now known as Jian'an District in Xuchang City,[1] of present-day Henan, during the Zhou dynasty.

A different theory states that the surname originated even earlier with the fabled Xu You, a sage in the time of the fabled Emperor Yao, not to be confused with the later another Xu You who was a military strategist of the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han dynasty. Xu You's descendants carried on the surname of their famed ancestor, thereby establishing Xu as a surname. Later on in the history of ancient China, it became popular among scholars of the time to postulate that Xu You must have been the ancestor of that feudal lord whose surname was Xu.

The posterities with state as surname called Xu, were authentic known as Xu. In tale of Emperor Yao, Xu You posterities surname also called Xu. Xu by handing down was the person of integrity talented person of Yao and Shun time, lives in Jishan. After many years later, the posterity called this mountain as Xu Youshan. More than years ago activity near Yu Yingshui the basin under Jishan.[2] As there are many dialects in Chinese speaking world, there are several spellings of surname Xu.

People

Xu

  1. Xu Weizhou, b. 1994, Chinese actor, singer
  2. Xu Yuan Kai, Benedict, (许元凯; b. 1972), System Operator for Bulletin Boards(BBS) before the internet age and builder of high-end PCs, Pioneer in Domestic Computing Hardware, Emulators and Hackintosh in Singapore.
  3. Xu Shen, b. 58, Han dynasty dictionary compiler
  4. Xu Shao, (許劭; 150–195), commentator
  5. Xu Chu, (許褚; d. 230), Cao Wei general
  6. Xu Gong (許貢; died 200), Governor of Jiang Dong during the Eastern Han
  7. Lady Xu Mu, first recorded female poet in Chinese history
  8. Xu Xiuzhi, 1880–1954, politician
  9. Xu Dishan, 1893–1941, author
  10. Xu Shiyou, 1905–1985, Chinese general
  11. Xu Yinchuan, b. 1975, chess XiangQi player
  12. Xu Yuhua, b. 1976, Chinese chess grandmaster
  13. Xu Binshu, b. 1988, Chinese figure skater
  14. Chenyang Xu, Chinese mathematician
  15. Xu Xin, b. 1990, Chinese table tennis player
  16. Xu Anqi, b. 1992, Chinese épée fencer
  17. Xu Kai (许凯; born 1995) is a Chinese actor and model
  18. Xu Jiaqi (许佳琪; born 1995) is a Chinese singer, rapper, dancer and actress. Member of SNH48 and THE9
  19. Xu Shihui (許世輝; born 1958) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of Dali Foods Group
  20. Xu Zhonglin (許仲琳; died 1560) was a Chinese writer who lived in the Ming dynasty
  21. Xu You (Han dynasty) (許攸; died 204), courtesy name Ziyuan, was an adviser serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Eastern Han dynasty
  22. Xu Xin (table tennis) (许昕; born 1990) is a Chinese professional table tennis player ranked world No. 1 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation
  23. Xu Jiayin (许家印; born 9 October 1958), or Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese, is a Chinese billionaire businessman and chairman of Evergrande Group
  24. Lady Xu Mu (許穆夫人; fl. 7th century BC) was a princess of the State of Wey
  25. Empress Xu (Cheng) (許皇后) (personal name unknown, but likely Xu Kua [許誇]) (died 8 BC) was an empress during the Han dynasty
  26. Xu Guangping (許廣平, 1898 – 1968) was a Chinese female writer
  27. Xu Xuanping (許宣平; Wade–Giles: Hsü Hsüan-p'ing), was a Taoist hermit and poet of the Chinese Tang dynasty
  28. Xu Jingcheng (許景澄; 1845 – 28 July 1900) was a Chinese diplomat and Qing politician
  29. Xu Yongyue (许永跃; born 1942 in Zhenping County, Nanyang, Henan) was the Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China
  30. Xu Shiying (許世英; 1873 – 1964, also romanized as Hsu Shih-ying) was a Chinese Kuomintang politician who served as Premier
  31. Xu Zhangrun (许章润; born 1962) is a Chinese jurist. He is a professor of Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law at Tsinghua University
  32. Xu Yingkui (許應騤; 1830–1903[2][3]), courtesy names Jun'an (筠庵) and Changde (昌德), Qing dynasty politician who served as Viceroy of Min-Zhe
  33. Xu Leiran (许磊然; 1918 - 26 June 2009) better known by her pen name Leiran, was a Chinese female translator
  34. Xu Ningsheng (许宁生; born 1957) is a Chinese physicist who is the current President of Fudan University
  35. Xu Jiatun (许家屯; 1916 – 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu
  36. Xu Pingjun (許平君) (89 BC - 71 BC), formally Empress Gong'ai (恭哀皇后) was an empress during Han dynasty
  37. Xu Xingde (许兴德; born 1984 in Yunnan) is a Chinese race walker
  38. Xu Rongmao, JP (許榮茂; born 1950), or Hui Wing Mau in Cantonese, is a Chinese-Australian entrepreneur
  39. Xu Yuanchong (许渊冲; 許淵冲; 1921–2021, born in Jiangxi) was a translator, best known for translating Chinese ancient poems into English and French
  40. Xu Xing (philosopher) (許行; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of Agriculturalism
  41. Xu Shoushang (許壽裳; 1883–1948) was a Chinese writer who was one of the co-authors of the Twelve Symbols national emblem in 1912
  42. Xu Liangying (许良英; born 1920 - 28 January 2013) was a Chinese physicist, translator and a historian
  43. Xu Li (许莉; born 1989 in Suzhou, Anhui) is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler
  44. Diana Xu Jidan (许继丹; born 1990) is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss China 2012
  45. Xu Weizhou (许魏洲; born 1994) known internationally as Timmy Xu, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter
  46. Xu Lianjie (許連捷; born 1953), also known as Hui Lin Chit, is a Chinese billionaire businessman, CEO of Hengan International
  47. Xu Ji (許寂) (d. 936), courtesy name Xianxian (閑閑), was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu
  48. Nora Xu or Xu Naiqing (许乃蜻; born 1995 in Luoyang, Henan) is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe China in its 2014 edition
  49. Xu Dishan (许地山; 許地山; pen name: Luo Huasheng (落華生); 1893 – 1941) was a Taiwan-born Chinese author, translator and folklorist
  50. Xu Shen (许慎; c. 58 – c. 148 CE) was a Chinese politician, philologist, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty
  51. Xu Guiyuan (许桂源; born 1996) is a Chinese baseball first baseman and outfielder
  52. Xu Daoning (許道寧; Hsü Tao-ning) (c. 970–1051/53) was a Chinese painter of the Northern Song dynasty
  53. Xu Aimin (许爱民; born 1957) former Chinese politician who served as vice-chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference
  54. Xu Jingzong (許敬宗; 592 –, 672, courtesy name Yanzu, posthumously known as Duke Gong of Gaoyang, was a Chinese cartographer, historian, and politician who served as a chancellor in the Tang dynasty
  55. Xu Yushi (許圉師) (died 679), formally Duke Jian of Ping'en (平恩簡公), was briefly a chancellor of the Chinese dynasty Tang dynasty
  56. Xu Binshu (許斌姝; born 1988 in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese figure skater
  57. Xu Hun (許渾; fl. 800s) a Tang dynasty poet, was descended from Xu Yushi
  58. Xu Haifeng (许海峰; born 1957 in Zhangzhou, Fujian) is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and the first person to win a gold medal for China in the Olympic Games
  59. Xu Ci (許慈; fl. third century), courtesy name Rendu, was an official and scholar of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China
  60. Jack Liangjie Xu (许良杰) is a Chinese software engineer, technology
  61. Xu Zongheng (许宗衡; born 1955) was the mayor of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
  62. Xu Zhiyong (许志永; born 1973) is a Chinese civil rights activist and formerly a lecturer at the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications
  63. Xu Jianping (許建平; 1955 - 2015) was a Chinese international football player
  64. Xu Guangda (许光达; 1908 – 1969) was a People's Liberation Army general who was conferred the Da Jiang (Grand General) rank in 1955
  65. Xu Shiyou (许世友; born 1905–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army
  66. Xu Yan (judoka) (许岩; born 1981 in Beijing) is a female Chinese judoka
  67. Xu Keqiong (許可瓊) was a general of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Chu
  68. Xu Zhihong (许智宏; born 1942) is a Chinese botanist and former President of Peking University
  69. Xu Mian; born 1987 in Yangzhou) is a former female Chinese diver
  70. Xu Shiyou (许世友; 1905–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army
  71. Xu Heng (許衡; 1209–1281) was a Confucianist and educator of the Yuan dynasty in China
  72. Xu Jiajun (许嘉俊; born 1995) is a Chinese footballer
  73. Xu Qing (许晴; born 1969), known also as Summer Qing, is a Chinese actress
  74. Xu Bo (许博; born 1985 in Shenyang) is a Chinese footballer
  75. Xu You (hermit) (許由) was a legendary Chinese recluse who lived during the reign of Emperor Yao (traditionally c. 2356–2255 BC) and was allegedly offered the royal throne
  76. Xu Xi (許素細) Hong Kong writer
  77. Xu Xinwen (许馨文; born 1995) Chinese singer, dancer, and actress
  78. Jay Xu (; born 1963), Chinese-born American museum director, curator, art historian

Hsu

  1. Kenneth Hsu, b. 1929, scientist
  2. Hsu King Shing, 1910s–1986, Chinese footballer and manager
  3. Hsu Hsin-liang, b. 1941, Taiwanese politician
  4. Valen Hsu, b. 1974, singer-songwriter
  5. Hsu Ming-tsai, politician
  6. Hsu Jen-hao, 2012 Taiwanese badminton player
  7. Hsu Wei Lun (1978 – 2007), Taiwanese actress
  8. Evonne Hsu, b. 1979, American-born Taiwanese singer
  9. Peggy Hsu, b. 1981, singer-songwriter
  10. Feng-hsiung Hsu, computer scientist and author
  11. Cho-yun Hsu, b. 1930, humanities, historian
  12. Candy Hsu, b. 1998, Taiwanese actress
  13. Beatrice Hsu Wei-lun (; 1978 – 2007 (Aged 28)) was a Taiwanese actress
  14. Hsu Wei-ning (許瑋甯; born 1984), also known as Tiffany Ann Hsu, is a Taiwanese actress
  15. Sharon Hsu (許維恩; born 1981) is a Taiwanese actress and singer of Dutch descent
  16. Hsu Shu-ching (許淑淨; born 1991) is a Taiwanese weightlifter
  17. Hsu Chih-chieh (許智傑) Taiwanese politician who is member of the Democratic Progressive Party
  18. Cho-yun Hsu (許倬雲; born 1930) is a Chinese American historian
  19. Greg Hsu (許光漢, born 1990), also known as Greg Han or Hsu Kuang-han, is a Taiwanese actor and model
  20. Hsu Tzong-li (; born 10 February 1956) is a Taiwanese judge
  21. Shi Wen-long or Hsu Wen-lung (許文龍; born 1928, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan) a Taiwanese businessman and the founder of Chi Mei Corporation

Others

  1. Hui Yin-fat, 1936–2016, legislative council of Hong Kong (1991–1995), executive council in 1991, provisional legislative council
  2. Michael Hui, b. 1942, filmmaker
  3. Ann Hui, b. 1947, Hong Kong actress, film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter
  4. Samuel Hui, b. 1948, musician and actor
  5. Rafael Hui Si Yan, b. 1948, GBM GBS JP, is a former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong.
  6. Benz Hui, b. 1948, Hong Kong actor worked on the TV station TVB
  7. Amy Khor, b. 1958, Singapore politician and Senior Minister in government
  8. Andy Hui, (許志安; b. 1967), Hong Kong singer, actor, quarter of Big Four and 1st runner up of the 5th annual New Talent Singing Awards
  9. Ted Hui, (許智峯; b. 1982), Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  10. Dasmond Koh, b. 1972, radio and TV personality
  11. Koh Chieng Mun, Singaporean actress
  12. Hee Yit Foong, politician
  13. Shea Jia-dong, b. 1948, Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
  14. Vivian Hoo (許嘉雯, born 1990), Malaysian badminton player
  15. Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲; 1952 – 2020) was a Taiwan politician who was the Minister of Finance
  16. Amy Khor Lean Suan (许连碹; born 1958) is a Singaporean politician
  17. Shue Ming-fa (Chinese: 許明發; born 1950), Taiwanese cyclist
  18. Shue Ming-shu (Chinese: 許明世; born 1940), Taiwanese cyclist
  19. Vivienne Shue (Chinese: 許慧文; born 1944), American sinologist
  20. Khaw Boon Wan MP (許文遠; born 1952) is a Singaporean politician
  21. Shi Wen-long or Hsu Wen-lung (許文龍; born 1928, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan) a Taiwanese businessman and the founder of Chi Mei Corporation
  22. William Shu (許子祥) Taiwanese-American entrepreneur based in the UK, founder of Deliveroo
  23. Koh Ngiap Yong (许业荣; 1958–2000), Singaporean murder victim
  24. Khor Kok Soon (许国顺), Singaporean gunman

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 许昌市人民政府. zh. 2023-09-06.
  2. Web site: 许由洗耳. https://web.archive.org/web/20171105234605/http://www.gs5000.cn/gs/shenhua/25359.html. 2017-11-05. zh. 2023-09-06.

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