Shui (surname)

Shui (水)
Pronunciation Shuǐ ([ʂwèi]) (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]

Notable people

  • Shui Junshao (水鈞韶; 1878–1961), Republic of China diplomat
  • Shui Zi (水梓; 1884–1973), educator and politician
  • Shui Hua (1916–1995), film director
  • Shui Junyi (水均益; born 1963), journalist and television presenter, grandson of Shui Zi
  • Shui Qingxia (born 1966), member of the Chinese women's football team, Olympic silver medalist

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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