Syu

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proper noun

A surname from Mandarin.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

Syu1

proper noun

alternative also Hsu · alternative also Hsü · alternative Sheu · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Xu

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Syu2

proper noun

alternative also Hsu · alternative also Hsü · alternative Sheu · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Xu

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

    It was a really bad situation for Cao Cao. However, at this time, Syu You, the advisor to Yuan Shao, unexpectedly chose to defect to the side of Cao Cao.

    36 Strategies

    2006, 36計 [36 Strategies], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39
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    […]because Syu Cao-de (許曹德) and Cai You-cyuan (蔡有全), both victims of political persecution, were once again placed under arrest for calling for[…]

    2005, A New Constitution for Taiwan: Symposium on a New Constitution for Taiwan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 116

    Only two of the products specified on their labeling that they were intended for medical use, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) technical specialist Syu Jhih-yu (許芷瑀) said. The other 13 contravened Article 69 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (藥事法) for using words such as “disinfect” or “kills germs” on their labeling, which is punishable by fines of NT$600,000 to NT$25 million, Syu said.

    2020 August 19, Lo Chi, Jake Chung, “Most hand sanitizers fail to meet standards: office”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2020, Taiwan News, page 3

    “China’s ban on citrus didn’t really affect us,” said Syu Man, a manager for a fruit exporter in southern Taiwan that ships a type of pomelo across East Asia, primarily to Japan.

    “中国大陆对柑橘的限制没有太影响我们,”台湾南部一家水果出口商经理许曼说,这家出口商运往东亚的产品是一种柚子,主要市场是日本。

    2022 August 15, Mike Ives, Zixu Wang, “Mostly Bluster: Why China Went Easy on Taiwan’s Economy [为何中国难以用经济手段惩罚台湾?]”, in 纽约时报中文网, transl., The New York Times [纽约时报], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022, 亚太

Origin

Syu · proper noun

  1. Mandarin徐
  2. EnglishSyu

Borrowed from Mandarin 徐 (Xú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syú.

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Syu · proper noun

  1. Mandarin許 /许
  2. EnglishSyu

Borrowed from Mandarin 許 /许 (Xǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syǔ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Syu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syu

MLA

“Syu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Syu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syu.

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