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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Shu

  • 樹tree; to set up
  • 書book; letter; writing
  • 舒comfortable; relaxed; to unfold
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters樹書舒淑
2

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Shu in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Shu is a pinyin or Cantonese spelling of characters such as 樹 'tree', 書 'book', 舒 'comfortable' or 淑 'virtuous'.

Possible characters for Shu

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.

  • 樹

    tree; to set up

    Mandarin shù / Cantonese syu6

    attested

  • 書

    book; letter; writing

    Mandarin shū / Cantonese syu1

    attested

  • 舒

    comfortable; relaxed; to unfold

    Mandarin shū / Cantonese syu1

  • 淑

    kind-hearted; virtuous; fair

    Mandarin shū

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 Shu

Shu is the pinyin spelling of shū or shù and is also used for the Cantonese reading syu. The characters 樹 'tree' and 書 (simplified 书) 'book' are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. 舒 'comfortable' and 淑 'virtuous' are also common in names. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Cantonese

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Shu

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 樹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 書 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 舒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 淑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. MDBG: 淑 · mdbg.net · meaning

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