tu

T1U1

proper noun

A surname from Chinese.

OriginMandarin 屠 →
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Meanings

tu1

particle
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of to, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Tu2

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Tuesday.

Tu3

proper nounTu (plural Tus)

plural Tus

  1. A surname from Chinese.

TU4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Taylor University.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Temple University.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Tooling University.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Towson University.
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Trent University.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Tribhuvan University.
  7. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Tulane University.
  8. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Tulsa.
  9. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Touro University.
nounTU (countable and uncountable, plural TUs)

plural TUs

  1. countableuncountablemedicineTuberculin Units, the measure of an antigen used to aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection.
  2. countableuncountableTime Unit.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of translation unit.
  4. countableuncountabletritium unit: equal to 1 atom of tritium per 10¹⁸ hydrogen atoms, typically in water.

Origin

  1. Mandarin屠
  2. EnglishTu

Borrowed from Chinese. Most likely from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 屠 (Tú) or 涂 (Tú).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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