Xu

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xu¹

  • /suː/

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou.

noun xu · xus · su

  1. A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.

Xu²

  • /ʃuː/

Sounds like Hsu, Hsü, Sheu, Syu

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.

proper noun Xus · Hsu · Hsü · Sheu · Syu

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.

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