Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hsu
- 徐slowly; calmly
- 許to allow; to praise
- 旭rising sun; radiant
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters徐許旭
Hsu is a Chinese name syllable in Wade-Giles spelling for Mandarin xu, which can mean 'calmly' (徐), 'to praise' (許) or 'rising sun' (旭).
Possible characters for Hsu
- 徐
slowly; calmly
Mandarin xú (Wade-Giles hsü)
- 許
to allow; to praise
Mandarin xǔ (Wade-Giles hsü)
- 旭
rising sun; radiant
Mandarin xù (Wade-Giles hsü)
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Hsu
Hsu is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names. It is the Wade-Giles spelling of the Mandarin sound xu and can stand for characters such as 徐 (calmly), 許 (to praise) or 旭 (rising sun). 徐 and 許 are also common surnames. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Hsu
Sources
- Wiktionary: 徐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 徐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 許 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 許 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 旭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 旭 · mdbg.net · meaning
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