Variations in other Chinese varieties and languages
In Wu Chinese including Shanghainese, the surname 徐 is transcribed as Zee, as seen in the historical place name Zikawei in Shanghai (Xujiahui in Pinyin). In Gan Chinese, it can be spelled Hi or Hé.
In Cantonese, 徐 is often transcribed as Tsui, T'sui, Choi, Chooi, Chui or even Tsua.
According to legend, Ruomu was one of the two sons of Boyi. Boyi successfully assisted Yu the Great with resolving the Flood, so the King conferred one of the eight noble tribal names, Yíng, to the family of Boyi; and simultaneously Ruomu was appointed as the King of the land of Xú. This was the beginning of the establishment of the state Xú. The state has been reigned over by the royal family for more than a thousand years, and had 44 monarchs.
The state of Xú was eliminated by the state of Wú, since then in order to commemorate their ancestral pride, descendants of King Ruo'mu adopted their country's name, Xú, as their surname. Therefore, the surname, Xú, is originated from King Ruo'mu, and it belongs to the noble tribe of Yíng.
Jiangsu is the province with the highest concentration of the surname Xu.
People with surname
Agnes Hsu-Tang, American archaeologist, art historian, and philanthropist
Stephen Hsu, American theoretical physicist and technology startup founder
Hsu Cheng-kuang, Minister of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission of the Republic of China (2000-2002)
Xu Fu (Hsu Fu; 徐福 or 徐巿, 255 BC - 195-155 BC.: pinyin: Xú Fú; Wade–Giles: Hsu2 Fu2; Japanese: 徐福 Jofuku or 徐巿 Jofutsu; Korean: 서복 Seo Bok or 서불 Seo Bul), a Qi alchemist and explorer
Xu Shaohua (徐少华; born 1958), a Chinese actor best known for his role as Tang Sanzang
Xu Huihui (徐慧慧, known professionally as Jade Xu) (born 1986), Chinese martial arts actress and multiple World Wushu Champion
Jeremy Tsui (Xu Zhengxi) (徐正溪, born 1985), Chinese actor
Xu Geyang (徐歌阳; pinyin: Xú Gēyáng; born 1996), a singer from Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Xu Zhimo born Xu Zhangxu, also known as Changhsu Hamilton Hsu (徐志摩; pinyin: Xú Zhìmó; 1897 – 1931), original name [(徐章垿; Wade–Giles: Hsü Chang-hsü), courtesy names Yousen (槱森; pinyin: Yǒusēn; Wade–Giles: Yu-sen) and later Zhimo, which he went by, an early 20th-century romantic Chinese poet
Xu Xiang (徐翔; pinyin: Xú Xiáng; born February 1977 in Ningbo, Zhejiang), a former Chinese private placement investor
Xu Jiayu (徐嘉余; born 1995), a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is the Olympic Silver medalist (2016
Xu Caihou (徐才厚; 1943 – 2015), Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Xu Yunli (徐雲麗; born 1987), Chinese volleyball player
Xu Lijia (徐莉佳; born 1987 in Shanghai), Chinese sailboat racer who won a bronze medal in women's Laser Radial class
Xu Yunlong (徐雲龍; born 1979), Chinese former footballer
Xu Zhijun (徐直军; born 1967), Chinese entrepreneur currently serving as deputy chairman and rotating chairman of the Huawei Technologies Co
Xu Huaiji (徐怀冀; born 1989), Chinese former footballer
Xu Huaiwen (徐怀雯; born 1975), Chinese-born German badminton player
Xu Liang (徐亮; born 1981 in Shenyang), Chinese footballer
Xu Ke (author) (徐珂; born 1869–1928), a Chinese author who wrote an "unofficial" history of the Qing Dynasty, Qing bai lei chao
Xu Yihai (徐亿海; born 1990), former Chinese footballer
Xu Changsheng (徐常胜), a Chinese computer scientist who is a professor at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Madame Huarui or Consort Xu (徐惠妃) (c. 940 – 976), a concubine of Later Shu's emperor Meng Chang during imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Xu Pu (徐溥, 1429–1499), a minister during the reign of the Ming dynasty Hongzhi Emperor
Xu Chan (徐蕆), a 12th-century scholar, who wrote a preface to the 韻補 Yunbu of 吳域 Wu Yu (circa 1100–1154) in which he first proposed the xiesheng hypothesis
Xu Wu (徐武; born 1991), a Chinese football player playing for Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in the China League
Xu Shaohua (politician) (徐少华; born January 1958), a politician of the People's Republic of China
Xu Xiaobing (徐肖冰; 1916 – 2009), a Chinese cinematographer, filmmaker, and photojournalist
Joseph Xu Zhixuan (徐之玄; 1916 - 2008), a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chongqing, China
Xu Zhongxing (徐中行; ? – 1578), a Chinese scholar-official of the Ming Dynasty
Xu Qiling (徐起零; born 1962), lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Xu Yitian (徐一天; born 1947), a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China
Xu Jian (softball) (徐健; pinyin: Xú Jiàn; born July 27, 1970), Chinese Olympic softball player
Xu Liangcai (徐良才; born 1968), Chinese military officer currently serving as commander of the People's Liberation Army in Macao
Xu Ming (徐铭; born 1981 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang), Chinese figure skater
Xu Guoliang (徐国良; born February 1965), Chinese molecular geneticist
Xu Huaizhong (徐怀中; born 1929), Chinese novelist. He is best known for his novel Qianfengji which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize
Xu Lin (born 1963) (徐麟; born 1963), Chinese politician, who serving as the director of the State Council Information Office
Empress Dowager Xu (徐太后, personal name unknown) (died 926), during the reign of her husband Wang Jian, was an empress dowager of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu
Xu Guangchun (徐光春; 1944–2022), a retired Chinese politician who served as the Communist Party Secretary of Henan
Xu Junping (徐俊平), senior colonel in the People's Liberation Army who defected to the United States in December 2000
Xu Yougang (徐友刚; born 1996), a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Liaoning F.C. in the China League One
Chee Hong Tat (徐芳达 born 1974), Singaporean politician
Xu Zhen (Chinese 徐震 born 1977,), multimedia artist living and working in Shanghai, China
Xu Rong (general) (徐榮; died 192), military general serving under the warlord Dong Zhuo
Xu Rong (badminton) (徐蓉; born 1958), retired female badminton player from China
Xu Ping (徐苹; born 1960s?), penname: Xu Yigua (须一瓜), a Chinese writer based in Xiamen
Xu Lai (actress) (徐来; Wade–Giles: Hsü Lai; 1909 – 1973), a Chinese film actress, socialite, and World War II secret agent
Xu Fulin (徐傅霖; 1879 – 1958), a politician and legal scholar of the Republic of China
Xu Bing (徐冰; born 1955), Chinese artist who served as vice-president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
Xu Zhongyu (徐中玉; 1915 – 2019), Chinese writer and literary scholar
Xu Guoping (徐郭平; born 1962), a Chinese politician who served as the mayor of Taizhou of the Jiangsu Province
Xu Wen (徐溫, 862 – 927, ancestry Qushan (朐山, in modern Lianyungang, Jiangsu), major general and regent of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Wu
Xu Fancheng (徐梵澄; 1909, Changsha - 2000, Beijing), also known as Hu Hsu and F.C. Hsu in India, a Chinese scholar and translator, indologist and philosopher
T.C. Hsu (徐道覺; 1917 – 2003), Chinese American cell biologist
Xu Wen (footballer) (徐文), born April 13, 1986, in Shanghai), a versatile Chinese footballer, who plays as either a defensive midfielder or defender
Xu Haidong (徐海東; 1900 – 1970), senior general in the People's Liberation Army of China
Xu Xiaoxi (徐小溪; born 1981 in Chengdu), Chinese film director and screenwriter
Xu Xiangqian (徐向前 1901 – 1990), Chinese Communist military leader and one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army
Hsu Ming-yuan (徐明淵), a politician in the Republic of China who currently serves as the Deputy Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Executive Yuan
Xu Xi (painter) (徐熙; died before 975), Chinese painter in the Southern Tang kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Su Guaning (徐冠林; born 1951), a Singaporean academic and the President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Xu Kecheng (徐克成"; born 1940), Chinese specialist in gastroenterology, hepatology and cancer treatment and president of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital
Xu Da (徐達; 1332–1385), courtesy name Tiande, a Chinese military general who lived in the late Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty
Xu Zheng (Eastern Wu) (徐整), an Eastern Wu official and a Daoist author of the "Three Five Historic Records"
Xu Xianzhi (徐羨之) (364–426), high-level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song
Xu Yuanquan (徐源泉; Hsü Yüan-ch'üan; 1886–1960), a Kuomintang general
Xu Guangxian (徐光宪; 1920 – 2015), also known as Kwang-hsien Hsu, a Chinese chemist
Xu Yixin (徐以新) (1911 – 1994), an associate of the 28 Bolsheviks
Xu Enzeng (徐恩曾) (1896–1985), Republic of China politician born in Wuxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province
Xu Gan (徐幹; 171–218), courtesy name Weichang, a philosopher and poet of the late Eastern Han dynasty of China
Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明; born 1966), Taiwanese political scientist, pollster, and politician
Hsu Chih-ming (徐志明; born 1957), a Taiwanese politician who attended primary school in Daliao, Kaohsiung
Shu Shien-Siu (徐賢修; 1912–2001), also known as S. S. Shu, a Chinese/Taiwanese mathematician, engineer and educator
Xu Xusheng (徐旭生 1888 – January 4, 1976), also known by his courtesy name Xu Bingchang, was a Chinese archaeologist, historian, and explorer
Xu Jingqian (徐景遷) (919-937), also known in some historical records as Li Jingqian (李景遷) (because his family would, after his death, change the surname to Li), posthumously honored as Prince Ding of Chu (楚定王), an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Wu
Hsu Hsin-ying (徐欣瑩; born 1972), Taiwanese politician of the KMT
Xu Dunxin (徐敦信) (born 1934), Chinese diplomat born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Francis Hsu Chen-Ping (徐诚斌; 1920 – 23 May 1973), a Chinese clergyman
Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚; pinyin: Xú Zhēnwèi; born 12 October 1968), Taiwanese politician
Xu Yulan (徐玉蘭; 1921 – 2017) born Wang Yulan (汪玉蘭), a Yue opera singer-actress who plays Sheng roles (all male characters)
Xu Wan (徐綰; died 902), a general during the late Tang dynasty who served and later turned against the warlord Qian Liu
Yuki Hsu (born 1978), Taiwanese singer and actress
Tsui Sze-man (徐四民; 1914 – 2007), a pro-Beijing loyalist and magazine publisher based in Hong Kong
Xu Yongjiu (徐永久; born 1964), Chinese former racewalking athlete
Hsu Jui-te (徐瑞德, born 1964), Taiwanese former cyclist who competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tsui Tin-Chau (徐天就, born 1958 in Hong Kong) (ancestry: Guangdong, Zhongshan), Chinese-born Dutchman who is well known in the Chinese community in the Netherlands
Anthony Zee (徐一鸿, b. 1945), a Chinese-American physicist, writer
Che Chew Chan (徐萩玹, born 1982 in Pontian, Johor), Malaysian taekwondo practitioner
Xu Ping （徐平；born 1971）, Professor, Double PhDs, CEO of Lanmei Eco Tech Group (Singapore), Alumnus of Oxford University etc.
Fictional
Xu Ning (徐寧) is a fictional character in Water Margin.
Xu Qing (徐慶), nicknamed "Mountain Rat" (穿山鼠) because he can quickly traverse mountain caves, is a fictional Song dynasty knight-errant from the 19th-century Chinese novels The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants and The Five Younger Gallants.
Xu Shang-Chi (徐尚氣) is a fictional character portrayed by Simu Liu in the Marvel Cinematic Universe multimedia franchise, based on the Marvel Comicscharacter of the same name. In the franchise, Shang-Chi is the son of Ying Li and Xu Wenwu, the founder and first leader of the Ten Rings terrorist organization. Trained to be a highly skilled martial artist and assassin by his father, alongside his sister Xialing, Shang-Chi left the Ten Rings for a normal life in San Francisco, only to be drawn back into the world he left behind when Wenwu seeks him out.
Colonel James Hsu is the fictional commanding officer of the New California Republic's Camp McCarran in Fallout: New Vegas.
^Zhang Jingshu (张静姝) (24 May 2019). 宋绮云、徐林侠：革命伴侣共谱赞歌 [The Short but Brilliant Eight-Year Life of "Little Radish Head" Song Zhenzhong]. Beijing News (in Chinese). China News Service. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^Sun Chengjian (孙承健) (20 January 2022). 徐欣夫 [Xu Xinfu]. Encyclopaedia of China (in Chinese) (3rd ed.). Archived from the original on 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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