Shui (水)
PronunciationShuǐ ([ʂwèɪ]) (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaning"water"

Shui is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 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.

Notable people

References

  1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  2. "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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