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SHU¹

  • /ʃuː/
  • /ˈɛs ˈ(h)eɪtʃ ˈjuː/

Sounds like shoe, shoo · Rhymes with -uː

noun SHU's · SHUs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Scoville heat unit.Scoville heat unit
  2. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of security housing unit.security housing unit He picked a fight on the yard and got himself put into the SHU the day before my release.
  3. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of segregated housing unit.segregated housing unit
  4. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of special housing unit.special housing unit
  5. Canada, abbreviation, acronym Acronym of special handling unit.special handling unit

Shu²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Egyptian šw (“Shu”, literally “Emptiness”), a derivative of the verb šwj (“to be empty, devoid of”).

proper noun

  1. Egyptian A god personifying the air and atmosphere.

Shu³

Where it comes from

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames, including those variously romanized as Xu or Hsu whose separate sound /ɕ/ is conflated with /ʃ/ by English speakers.

proper noun Shus

  1. A surname.
  2. A surname from Chinese.
  3. A surname from Mandarin.

Shu⁴

Where it comes from

From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 蜀 (Shǔ).

proper noun Shuh

  1. historical A partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China; existing during the time period of Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty in the neighbouring Empire of China (Huaxia). Historians know relatively little about the Sanxingdui culture, which left behind no written records or human remains, though many believe it to be part of the ancient kingdom of Shu. It's hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper
  2. historical The former territory of the Shu, Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China
  3. historical A former kingdom the primary state of the Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China
  4. historical A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms period.
  5. historical A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period.
  6. historical A later Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period.

Similar: Ji Han, Lesser Han, Shu Han, Han, Former Shu, Qianshu, Great Shu, Dashu, Wang Shu, Han, Later Shu, Houshu

Shu⁵

Where it comes from

From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 沭 (Shù).

proper noun

  1. A river in Shandong, China.

Shu⁶

Where it comes from

From Kazakh Шү (šü).

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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