Shui (surname)
Shui is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 水 in Chinese character. It is listed 38th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] Shui is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2] It is the 38th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
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| Pronunciation | Shuǐ ([ʂwèɪ]) (Mandarin) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | "water" |
Notable people
- Shui Hua (1916–1995), film director
- Shui Junshao (水鈞韶; 1878–1961), Republic of China diplomat
- Shui Junyi (水均益; born 1963), journalist and television presenter, grandson of Shui Zi
- Shui Qingxia (水庆霞, born 1966), member of the Chinese women's football team, Olympic silver medalist
- Shui Zi (水梓; 1884–1973), educator and politician
References
- "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
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