Xu () is a Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of

romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

, it is romanized as "Hsu", which is commonly used in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. It is different from

Xu (surname 徐) Xu () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is spelled as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan. It is different from Xu (surname 許), represented by a different ...

, which is represented by a different character.

Variations

Other Chinese varieties

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

, 許/许 is transcribed as Heoi in

Jyutping Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme. The LSHK advocates for ...

and as Héui in Yale Romanization; customary spellings include Hui, Hoi or Hooi. In

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...

, 許/许 is transcribed in

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (; ; ), also sometimes known as the Church Romanization, is an orthography used to write variants of Southern Min Chinese, particularly Taiwanese and Amoy Hokkien. Developed by Western missionaries working among the Chinese diaspora in South ...

as Khó͘ and in Tâi-lô as Khóo. In Teochew, 許/许 is spelled as Kóu, and customarily as Koh, Khoh, Khor, Khaw or Ko. In

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

, 許/许 is spelled as Hii, Hee or Hoo. In

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

, 許/许 is spelled as Koo.

Other languages

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

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

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

, 許/许 is spelled as See. In the

Yale romanization of Korean The Yale romanization of Korean was developed by Samuel Elmo Martin and his colleagues at Yale University about half a decade after McCune–Reischauer. It is the standard romanization of the Korean language in linguistics. The Yale system pla ...

, 許 is Heo (허). In

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

, the character 許 is converted to Hứa. The

Hoa people The Hoa people (Vietnamese: ''Người Hoa'', or ) are citizens of Vietnam of full or partial Chinese origin. Chinese migration into Vietnam dates back millennia but most Hoa today derive their recent ancestral Chinese heritage from the 18th ...

overseas Chinese of Vietnam with the surname 許/许 may have it spelled as Háior Hy when immigrating to the

English-speaking World Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest languag ...

, particularly the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. Other spellings include Hee and Hu. In Cebuano and Tagalog, 許 is transliterated as Co and Ngo.

Origins

The surname 許/许 Xǔ has multiple theories regarding its origin. The most credible one states that the surname Xǔ originated from the feudal state of Xǔ in the area of Xǔchāng, now known as

Jian'an District Jian'an District (), formerly Xuchang County (许昌县) is a district of the city of Xuchang, Henan province, China. The District is named for Jian'an, an era name of Emperor Xian of Han. Administrative divisions As of 2012, this district is div ...

Xuchang Xuchang (; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province of China, province in Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the s ...

City, of present-day Henan, during the

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

. A different theory states that the surname originated even earlier with the fabled Xǔ You (许由), a sage in the time of the fabled

Emperor Yao Emperor Yao (; traditionally c. 2356 – 2255 BCE) was a legendary Chinese ruler, according to various sources, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Ancestry and early life Yao's ancestral name is Yi Qi () or Qi (), clan name i ...

, not to be confused with the later another Xǔ You (許攸) who was a military strategist of the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period. Xǔ You's descendants carried on the surname of their famed ancestor, thereby establishing Xǔ as a surname. Later on in the history of ancient China, it became popular among scholars of the time to postulate that Xǔ You must have been the ancestor of that feudal lord whose surname was Xǔ. The posterities with state as surname called Xǔ, were authentic known as Xǔ. In tale of Emperor Yao, Xǔ You posterities surname also called Xǔ. Xǔ 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 Xǔ Youshan. More than years ago activity near Yu Yingshui the basin under Jishan.http://www.gs5000.cn/gs/shenhua/25359.html As there are many dialects in Chinese speaking world, there are several spellings of surname Xǔ.

People

Hsu Shu-ching Hsu Shu-ching (; born 9 May 1991) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. Early life Hsu, of Hakka descent, was born in Lunbei, Yunlin, Taiwan. She played basketball in high school, switching to weightlifting at the age of 13, after the school disbanded i ...

, b. 1991, Taiwanese weightlifter * Xu Wei Zhou, b. 1994, Chinese actor, singer * Xu Yuan Kai, Benedict, 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. *

Xu Shen Xu Shen ( CE) was a Chinese calligrapher, philologist, politician, and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-189). He was born in the Zhaoling district of Run'an prefecture (today known as Luohe in Henan Province). During his own lifetime, ...

, b. 58, Han dynasty dictionary compiler *

Xu Shao Xu Shao () (150–195), courtesy name Zijiang, was a Chinese philosopher and politician who lived in the Eastern Han dynasty. Early life and career Xu Shao was from Pingyu County (平輿縣), Runan Commandery (汝南郡), which is present-day P ...

, (許劭; 150-195), commentator *

Xu Chu Xu Chu () (died 230), courtesy name Zhongkang, was a Chinese military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of China. He started his career as a bodyguard to the warlord Cao Cao and later became a g ...

, (許褚 d. 230), Cao Wei general *

Xu Gong Xu Gong () (died 200) was a Chinese politician and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Life Xu Gong started his career sometime between 190 and 193 as the Commandant () of Wu Commandery (around present-day Su ...

(許貢; died 200), Governor of Jiang Dong during the Eastern Han *

Lady Xu Mu Duchess Mu of Xu (; fl. 7th century BC) was a princess of the State of Wey who married Duke Mu of Xu ( 許穆公; Xu Mu Gong), the ruler of the State of Xǔ. She was the first recorded female poet in Chinese history. Life A princess of the Wey st ...

, first recorded female poet in Chinese history * Xu Xiuzhi, b. 1880, politician *

Xu Dishan Xu Dishan (; given name: ; pen name: Luo Huasheng; ; 3 February 1893 – 4 August 1941) was a Chinese author, translator and folklorist. He received his education in China, the United States, Britain, and India; while in school, he studied diver ...

, b. 1893, author *

Xu Shiyou Xu Shiyou (; 1906–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Early career Born in Xinxian, Henan Province (it belonged to Hubei previously), Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years and he later ...

, b. 1906, Chinese general * Kenneth Hsu, b. 1929, scientist *

Hsu King Shing Joseph Hsu King-shing also transliterated as Hsu King-Seng (1910s to 11 February 1986) was a Chinese professional footballer and football manager. Born in Shanghai, Hsu moved to Hong Kong to continue his professional career and never returned to t ...

, b.1910s–1986, Chinese footballer and manager *

Hui Yin-fat Hui Yin-fat, OBE, JP (; 28 April 1936 – 7 December 2016) was a Hong Kong social worker and politician. He was a long-time director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and was elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ...

, b. 1936, legislative council of Hong Kong (1991—1995), executive council in 1991, provisional legislative council *

Hsu Hsin-liang Hsu Hsin-liang (; born 27 May 1941) is a Taiwanese politician, formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He was a supporter of the Pan-Blue Coalition from 2000 to 2008 but then supported the DPP in the 2008 presidential elect ...

, b. 1941, Taiwanese politician *

Michael Hui Michael Hui Koon-man (born ; 3 September 1942) (also known as Mr Boo!) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky, Sam, and Stanley) who were prominent figures in ...

, b. 1942, filmmaker *

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hon ...

, b. 1947, Hong Kong actress, film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter *

Samuel Hui Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is credited with popularising Cantopop both via the infusion of Western-style music and his usage of vernacular Cantone ...

, b. 1948, musician and actor * Rafael Hui Si Yan, b. 1948, GBM GBS JP, is a former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. *

Benz Hui Benz Hui Shiu-hung (born 4 November 1948) is a Hong Kong film and TV actor. Hui is credited with over 165 films. Hui is a currently a TV actor with TVB. Early life and family Hui comes from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather ...

, b. 1948, Hong Kong actor worked on the TV station TVB *

Amy Khor Amy Khor Lean Suan ( zh, s=许连碹, p=Xǔ Liánxuàn; born 1958) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment since 2020. A mem ...

, b. 1958, Singapore politician and Senior Minister in government *

Andy Hui Andy Hui Chi-on (born 12 August 1967) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Hui is considered one of the most successful Hong Kong singers, with an extensive list of Cantonese and Mandarin hits to his credit. Early life Hui's mother is Vietnamese. ...

, (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 New Talent Singing Awards (Traditional Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA'' for short, later re-organised into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals (Traditional Chinese: 全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA International Fina ...

Ted Hui Ted Hui Chi-fung ( zh, t=許智峯; born 8 June 1982) is a Hong Kong politician. He formerly represented the Chung Wan constituency in the Central and Western District Council, and formerly he was the Legislative Councillor for the Hong Kong ...

, (許智峯; b. 1982), Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong *

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, b. 1972, radio and TV personality *

Koh Chieng Mun Koh Chieng Mun ( zh, 許靜雯) (born on 16 December 1960) is a Singaporean actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Dolly Tan on the Singaporean sitcom '' Under One Roof''. In 2018 she was cast in the American romantic comedy-dram ...

, Singaporean actress *

Xu Yinchuan Xu Yinchuan (; born 5 August 1975) is one of the world's best players in Xiangqi (Chinese chess). Xu was born in Huilai, Guangdong Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is th ...

, b. 1975, chess

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player *

Valen Hsu Hsu Ru-yun (born Hsu Hung-hsiu on September 20, 1974), better known as Valen Hsu, is a Taiwanese pop singer-songwriter, author and occasional actress. Since the mid-1990s Hsu has been one of the most popular female singers in the Mandopop scene, ...

, b. 1974, singer-songwriter *

Hsu Ming-tsai Hsu Ming-tsai (; born 13 June 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the mayor of Hsinchu City from 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2014. Early life Hsu obtained his bachelor's degree in tourism management from Chinese Culture Universi ...

, politician *

Xu Yuhua Xu Yuhua (born 29 October 1976) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster and former Women's World Chess Championship, Women's World Champion (2006–2008). She was China's third women's world chess champion after Xie Jun and Zhu Che ...

, b. 1976, Chinese chess grandmaster *

Hsu Jen-hao Hsu Jen-hao (Chinese: 許仁豪; born 26 October 1991) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Career In 2012, he competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the men's singles event, but he did not advance to the next round after being defeated in ...

, 2012 Taiwanese badminton player * Hsu Wei Lun (1978 – 2007), Taiwanese actress *

Evonne Hsu Evonne Hsu, also known as Hsu Hui-hsin () (born December 5, 1976 in Longview, Texas, United States), is a Taiwanese-American Mandopop singer. Hsu is managed by Music Nation Wingman Limited and signed by Universal Music Taiwan since her debut i ...

, b. 1979, American-born Taiwanese singer *

Peggy Hsu Peggy Hsu (, born 2 February 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, music composer, and music producer. She is the founder and lead vocalist/keyboardist of the band "Le Cirque". Since her first appearance on the Mandarin music scene in 2001 ...

, b. 1981, singer-songwriter *

Xu Binshu Xu Binshu (; born July 28, 1988, in Changchun, Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, ...

, b. 1988, Chinese figure skater *

Chenyang Xu Chenyang Xu (; born 1981) is a Chinese mathematician in the area of algebraic geometry and a professor at Princeton University. Xu is known for his work in birational geometry, the minimal model program, and the K-stability of Fano varieties. ...

, Chinese mathematician * Xu Xin, b. 1990, Chinese table tennis player *

Xu Anqi Xu Anqi (; born 23 January 1992) is a Chinese right-handed épée fencer. Xu is a two-time individual Asian champion, four-time team Asian champion, and two-time team world champion. A three-time Olympian, Xu is a 2016 team Olympic silver meda ...

, b. 1992, Chinese épée fencer *

Hee Yit Foong Dato' Hee Yit Foong (; born 4 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who is infamous for her role in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis by resigning from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which she represented in the 2008 Malaysian gener ...

, politician *

Feng-hsiung Hsu Feng-hsiung Hsu (born January 1, 1959) () (nicknamed Crazy Bird) is a Taiwanese-American computer scientist and the author of the book ''Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion''. His work led to the creati ...

, computer scientist and author *

Cho-yun Hsu Cho-yun Hsu (born Sep 3, 1930) is a historian born in Xiamen, China, of Wuxi ancestry. His family moved to Taiwan after the Chinese Communist Revolution. He graduated from National Taiwan University ( B.A.) and University of Chicago (Ph.D.) and ...

, b. 1930, humanities, historian *

Candy Hsu Candy Hsu (; born 10 February 1998) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress. She writes, composes her own songs, and plays instruments such as piano, saxophone and guitar. Biography Candy Hsu's parents are professional musicians. In 2 ...

, b. 1998, Taiwanese actress *

Shea Jia-dong Shea Jia-dong (; born 9 October 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Shea obtained his doctoral degree from Stanford University in the United States in 1978. Career After finishing his doctoral degree, Shea went back to Taiwan to work fo ...

, b. 1948, Minister of

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of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

Xu Kai Xu Kai (, born 5 March 1995), also known by his English name Kai Xu, is a Chinese actor and model. His most notable roles include the dramas ''Story of Yanxi Palace'' (2018), '' The Legends'' (2019), ''Arsenal Military Academy'' (2019), ''Falling ...

(许凯; born 1995) is a Chinese actor and model *

Xu Jiaqi Xu Jiaqi (; ; born August 27, 1995) is a Chinese singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and actress. She was a member of Team SII of the female idol group SNH48 as well as its sub-units Style-7 and 7Senses, and she was also a member of the tempora ...

(许佳琪; born 1995) is a Chinese singer, rapper, dancer and actress. Member of

SNH48 SNH48 is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own thea ...

and

THE9 The9 Ltd. () is a Shanghai-based online game operator which had the exclusive licence to operate and distribute World of Warcraft in China (launched in June 2005, it has since become the largest online game), a licence it secured after successf ...

* Xu Shihui (許世輝; born 1958) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of Dali Foods Group *

Xu Zhonglin Xu Zhonglin (; 1567 - c. 1619 or 1620) was a Chinese writer who lived in the Ming dynasty. He is best known as the author of the 16th century semi-mythical novel '' Investiture of the Gods'' (). He was born in Yingtian Prefecture, present-day Na ...

(許仲琳; died 1560) was a Chinese writer who lived in the Ming dynasty * 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 *

Xu Xin (table tennis) Xu Xin (; born 8 January 1990) is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 108 as of December 2022 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He first reached his career-high single ...

(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 *

Xu Jiayin Hui Ka Yan (, or Xu Jiayin in Mandarin Chinese), born 9 October 1958, is a Chinese billionaire businessman, Chairman of the board and Communist Party secretary of the Evergrande Group, a Chinese real estate developer. Hui is the largest shareho ...

(许家印; born 9 October 1958), or Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese, is a Chinese billionaire businessman and chairman of Evergrande Group *

(許穆夫人; fl. 7th century BC) was a princess of the State of Wey *

Empress Xu (Cheng) Empress Xu (許皇后) (personal name unknown, but likely Xu Kua ��誇 (died 8 BC) was an empress during the Han dynasty, who came from a powerful family. She was initially loved by her husband Emperor Cheng, but she eventually lost favor, and a ...

(許皇后) (personal name unknown, but likely Xu Kua ��誇 (died 8 BC) was an empress during the Han dynasty *

Xu Guangping Xu Guangping (, 1898 – 1968), her former name "Xu Chongqian" (), was a Chinese female writer, politician, and social activist. She was well known as the partner of Chinese writer Lu Xun. Biography Born in Guangzhou in a family of Great Qing o ...

(許廣平, 1898 – 1968) was a Chinese female writer * Xu Xuanping (許宣平; Wade–Giles: Hsü Hsüan-p'ing), was a Taoist hermit and poet of the Chinese Tang dynasty *

Beatrice Hsu Beatrice Hsu Wei-lun (; 13 November 1978 – 28 January 2007 (Aged 28)) was a Taiwanese actress. Career Hsu was a well-known actress from Taiwan and had been acting for about 5 years. She started her career as a model, and was a trained musici ...

Wei-lun (Chinese:許瑋倫; 1978 – 2007 (Aged 28)) was a Taiwanese actress *

Xu Jingcheng Xu Jingcheng (; 1845 – 28 July 1900) was a Chinese diplomat and Qing politician supportive of the Hundred Days' Reform. He was envoy to Belgium, France, Italy, Russia, Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany for the Qing imperial court and ...

(許景澄; 1845 – 28 July 1900) was a Chinese diplomat and Qing politician *

Xu Yongyue Xu Yongyue (; born July 1942) is a retired Chinese intelligence officer who served as the second Ministry of State Security (China), Minister of State Security (MSS) from March 1998 to August 2007. A Princelings, princeling born to Chinese Communi ...

(许永跃; born 1942 in Zhenping County, Nanyang, Henan) was the Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China *

Xu Shiying Xu Shiying (; September 10, 1873 – October 13, 1964, also romanized as Hsu Shih-ing) was a Chinese people, Chinese Kuomintang politics of the Republic of China, politician who served as Premier of the Republic of China, Premier of the Republic ...

(許世英; 1873 – 1964, also romanized as Hsu Shih-ying) was a Chinese Kuomintang politician who served as Premier *

Xu Zhangrun Xu Zhangrun (; born October 1962) is a Chinese jurist. He was a professor of Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and a research fellow with the Unirule Institute of Economics. His dissident writing having previ ...

(许章润; born 1962) is a Chinese jurist. He is a professor of Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law at Tsinghua University * Xu Yingkui (許應騤; 1830–1903 3]), courtesy names Jun'an (筠庵) and Changde (昌德), Qing dynasty politician who served as Viceroy of Min-Zhe * Xu Leiran (许磊然; 1918 - 26 June 2009) better known by her pen name Leiran, was a Chinese female translator *

Hsu Wei-ning Hsu Wei-ning (; born 7 August 1984), also known as Tiffany Ann Hsu, is a Taiwanese actress. Hsu began her career as a model, and first came to attention for her supporting roles in the Taiwanese drama series '' It Started with a Kiss'' and its ...

(許瑋甯; born 1984), also known as Tiffany Ann Hsu, is a Taiwanese actress * Xu Ningsheng (许宁生; born 1957) is a Chinese physicist who is the current President of Fudan University *

Xu Jiatun Xu Jiatun (; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathising with the ...

(许家屯; 1916 – 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu * Xu Pingjun (許平君) (89 BC - 71 BC), formally Empress Gong'ai (恭哀皇后) was an empress during Han Dynasty *

Xu Xingde Xu Xingde (; born 12 June 1984 in Yunnan) is a Chinese race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to b ...

(许兴德; born 1984 in Yunnan) is a Chinese race walker * Xu Rongmao, JP (許榮茂; born 1950), or Hui Wing Mau in Cantonese, is a Chinese-Australian entrepreneur *

Xu Yuanchong Xu Yuanchong (; 18 April 1921 – 17 June 2021) was a Chinese translator, best known for translating Chinese ancient poems into English and French. He was a professor at Peking University since 1983. Early career Xu Yuanchong was born in Nanch ...

(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 *

Vivian Hoo Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Hí Kâ-vùn''; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player. Career Teamed-up with Woon Khe Wei in the women's doubles event, they reached top 10 BWF World Ranking. Being a regular women's do ...

(許嘉雯, born 1990), Malaysian badminton player *

Xu Xing (philosopher) Xu Xing (; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of the egalitarian political philosophy of agriculturalism. With a group of followers he settled in the state of Teng Teng may refer to: *Teng (sur ...

(許行; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of Agriculturalism *

Xu Shoushang Xu Shoushang (; 1883–1948) was a Chinese writer. He was one of the co-authors of the Twelve Symbols national emblem The Twelve Symbols national emblem () was the state emblem of the Empire of China (1915–1916), Empire of China and the ...

(許壽裳; 1883–1948) was a Chinese writer who was one of the co-authors of the Twelve Symbols national emblem in 1912 *

Xu Liangying Xu Liangying (; 3 May 1920 – 28 January 2013) was a Chinese physicist, translator and a historian and philosopher of natural science. Biography Xu was born in Linhai of Taizhou, Zhejiang on May 3 of 1920. Xu graduated from the Department of Ph ...

(许良英; born 1920 - 28 January 2013) was a Chinese physicist, translator and a historian * Xu Li (许莉; born 1989 in Suzhou, Anhui) is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler * Diana Xu Jidan (许继丹; born 1990) is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss China 2012 *

Xu Weizhou Xu Weizhou (born October 20, 1994), known internationally as Timmy Xu, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter, best known for playing the character Bai Luoyin in the Chinese web series ''Addicted''. He was the first artist to achieve the top ...

(许魏洲; born 1994) known internationally as Timmy Xu, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter * Xu Lianjie (許連捷; born 1953), also known as Hui Lin Chit, is a Chinese billionaire businessman, CEO of Hengan International *

Xu Ji Xu Ji (許寂) (died July 5, 936), courtesy name Xianxian (閑閑), was an official of the History of China, Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Former Shu, serving as a chancellor of Tang Dynasty, chancellor during the reign of i ...

(許寂) (d. 936), courtesy name Xianxian (閑閑), was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Former Shu *

Nora Xu Xu Naiqing (; born 1995 in Luoyang, Henan) is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe China in its 2014 edition. On November 3, 2014, she stepped down from the title in order to complete her undergraduate e ...

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 *

(许地山; 許地山; pen name: Luo Huasheng (落華生); 1893 – 1941) was a Taiwan-born Chinese author, translator and folklorist *

(许慎; c. 58 – c. 148 CE) was a Chinese politician, philologist, and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty * Xu Guiyuan (许桂源; born 1996) is a Chinese baseball first baseman and outfielder *

Xu Daoning Xu Daoning () (c. 970–1051/53) was a Chinese painter of the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1279) from Chang'an (now Xi'an) or Hejian (河间 now Hebei).Cihai: Page 382. He started out life by selling medicine prescriptions in Kaifeng. While selling ...

(許道寧; Hsü Tao-ning) (c. 970–1051/53) was a Chinese painter of the Northern Song Dynasty * Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲; 1952 – 2020) was a Taiwan politician who was the Minister of Finance * Xu Aimin (许爱民; born 1957) former Chinese politician who served as Vice-Chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference *

Xu Jingzong Xu Jingzong (592 – September 20, 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. Allied with Emperor Gaozong's powerf ...

(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 * Sharon Hsu (許維恩; born 1981) is a Taiwanese actress and singer of Dutch descent *

(許淑淨; born 1991) is a Taiwanese weightlifter *

Lean Suan (许连碹; born 1958) is a Singaporean politician *

Xu Yushi Xu or XU may refer to: People and characters * Xu (surname), one of two Chinese surnames ( or /), transliterated as Xu in English * ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people * ǃXu ( ...

(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 *

(許斌姝; born 1988 in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese figure skater *

Xu Hun Xu Hun (, fl. first half of ninth century) was a Chinese poet. He was poet in the Tang poetry tradition of the Tang Dynasty. By passing the rigorous requirements of the imperial examination system, he received his ''Jinshi'' degree, in 832, and ...

(許渾; fl. 800s) a Tang Dynasty poet, was descended from

Xu Haifeng Xu Haifeng (; born August 1, 1957) is a male China, Chinese pistol Shooting sports, shooter, and he is the first citizen of the People's Republic of China to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics. He specializes in the 50 metre pistol event. H ...

(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 * Hsu Chih-chieh (許智傑) Taiwanese politician who is member of the Democratic Progressive Party * 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 *

Jack Liangjie Xu Jack Liangjie Xu (simplified Chinese: 许良杰; traditional Chinese: 許良傑), more commonly known as Jack Xu in English, is a Chinese software engineer, technology executive, and venture capitalist. He is the former Co-President and Chief Te ...

(许良杰) is a Chinese software engineer, technology *

Xu Zongheng Xu Zongheng (; born July 1955) is a Chinese politician who was the mayor of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China from June 2005 to June 2009. During his term of service, an agreement was reached on the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle to develop both ci ...

(许宗衡; born 1955) was the mayor of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China *

Xu Zhiyong Xu Zhiyong (; born March 2, 1973) is a Chinese civil rights activist and formerly a lecturer at the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications. He was one of the founders of the NGO Open Constitution Initiative and an active rights lawy ...

(许志永; born 1973) is a Chinese civil rights activist and formerly a lecturer at the

Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications The Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) () is a key national university distinguished by the teaching and research in the field of cable communications, wireless communications, computer, and electronic engineering. BUP ...

* Xu Jianping (許建平; 1955- 2015) was a Chinese international football player *

Xu Guangda Xu Guangda () (November 19, 1908 – June 3, 1969) was a People's Liberation Army general who was conferred the '' Da Jiang'' (Grand General) rank in 1955. His former name was Xu Dehua. Xu Guangda joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1 ...

(许光达; 1908 – 1969) was a People's Liberation Army general who was conferred the Da Jiang (Grand General) rank in 1955 *

(許倬雲; born 1930) is a Chinese American historian *

(许世友; born 1905–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army * Xu Yan (judoka) (许岩; born 1981 in Beijing) is a female Chinese judoka *

Xu Keqiong Xu Keqiong (許可瓊) was a general of the History of China, Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Chu (Ten Kingdoms), Chu. When, in Chu's last years, the realm was torn in a civil war between Ma Xiguang and Ma Xi'e (Prince Gongxiao ...

(許可瓊) was a general of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Chu * Xu Zhihong (许智宏; born 1942) is a Chinese botanist and former President of Peking University *

Greg Hsu Hsu Kuang-han (; born October 31, 1990), known professionally as Greg Hsu and Greg Han, is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was nominated for two Golden Bell Awards for his roles in the television series ''Have You ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jia ...

(許光漢, born 1990), also known as Greg Han or Hsu Kuang-han, is a Taiwanese actor and model *

Hsu Tzong-li Hsu Tzong-li (; born 10 February 1956) is a Taiwanese judge who has served as the President of the Judicial Yuan since 2016. Academic career Hsu studied at National Taiwan University and later, in 1986, obtained his PhD in law (Dr.iur.) from t ...

(許宗力; pinyin: Xǔ Zōnglì; born 10 February 1956) is a Taiwanese judge *

Xu Mian Xu Mian (徐勉) (466–535), courtesy name Xiuren (脩仁), formally Duke Jiansu (簡肅公, literally "the undiscriminating and solemn duke"), was an official of the Chinese Liang dynasty. He was never titular prime minister, but was largely con ...

; born 1987 in Yangzhou) is a former female Chinese diver *

(许世友; 1905–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army *

Shue Ming-fa Shue Ming-fa (born 2 November 1950) is a former Taiwanese cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...

(; born 1950), Taiwanese cyclist *

Shue Ming-shu Shue Ming-shu (born 15 June 1940) is a former Taiwanese cyclist. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Ju ...

(; born 1940), Taiwanese cyclist *

Vivienne Shue Vivienne Shue, FBA (Chinese: 许慧文; pinyin: Xǔ Huìwén) is Emeritus Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary China Studies at Oxford University. She specializes in Chinese politics and society, local governance and patterns of state-society inte ...

(; born 1944), American sinologist * Kenneth Hsu (許靖華; born 1929, is a Chinese scientist and geologist *

Xu Heng Xu Heng () (1209–1281) was a Confucianist and educator of the Yuan Dynasty in China. Xu Heng was born in present-day Xinyang of Henan Province, which was then governed by the Jin dynasty. At the age of 16, he studied Confucian Classics and ...

(許衡; 1209–1281) was a Confucianist and educator of the Yuan Dynasty in China *

Khaw Boon Wan Khaw Boon Wan (; born 8 December 1952) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Transport between 2015 and 2020, Minister for National Development between 2011 and 2015, and Minister for Health between 2003 and 2011. A memb ...

MP (許文遠; born 1952) is a Singaporean politician *

Xu Jiajun Xu Jiajun (; born 29 May 1995) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a defender or midfielder for China League One side Taizhou Yuanda. Club career Xu started his professional football career in June 2016 when he was loaned to China Lea ...

(许嘉俊; born 1995) is a Chinese footballer *

Xu Qing Xu Qing (; born 22 January 1969), known also as Summer Qing, is a Chinese actress. She was accepted into the acting class of Beijing Film Academy in 1988 and graduated in 1992. Career Xu made her debut in the 1990 film '' Life on a String'', ...

(许晴; born 1969), known also as Summer Qing, is a Chinese actress * Xu Bo (许博; born 1985 in Shenyang) is a Chinese footballer *

Shi Wen-long Shi Wen-long or Hsu Wen-lung (; born 1928, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan) is a Taiwanese businessman and the founder of Chi Mei Corporation, the largest maker of ABS resin in the world. He has been ranked among Forbes' World's Riches ...

or Hsu Wen-lung (許文龍; born 1928, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan) a Taiwanese businessman and the founder of

Chi Mei Corporation CHIMEI Corporation (; CMC) is a Taiwan-based performance materials company. It has long been known as the world’s largest vendor of ABS resins. It has factories in Tainan, Zhenjiang and Zhangzhou. It also produces advanced polymer materials, syn ...

* Xu You (hermit) (許由) was a legendary Chinese recluse who lived during the reign of

(traditionally c. 2356–2255 BC) and was allegedly offered the royal throne * Xu Xi (許素細) Hong Kong writer * William Shu (許子祥) Taiwanese-American entrepreneur based in the UK, founder of

Deliveroo Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski in 2013 in London, England. It operates in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. ...

Xu Xinwen Xu Xinwen (Chinese: 许馨文; born March 20, 1995) is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actress under Show City Times. She is known for participating in the 2020 girl group survival show '' Youth With You 2'' and the 2018 survival show ''The Next ...

(许馨文; born 1995) Chinese singer, dancer, and actress *

Koh Ngiap Yong On 8 August 2000 in Singapore, a group of three men, who were armed with firearms with an intent to commit robbery, had robbed and killed a taxi driver in midst of a planned crime spree. The victim was a 42-year-old taxi driver named Koh Ngiap Yo ...

(许业荣; 1958-2000), Singaporean murder victim

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许姓来源及郡望堂号许氏网:网聚天下许氏传承许氏文化民都鲁高陽許氏公會:Xǔ group in Malaysia
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