Ru (surname)

Updated on Dec 29, 2023

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Language(s) Chinese Variant(s) Ju		Language(s) Old Chinese

Pronunciation Rú (Mandarin) Yu (Cantonese)

Ru is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 茹 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ju in Wade–Giles, and Yu in Cantonese. Ru is listed 331st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

Notable people

Ru Faliang (茹法亮; 5th century), Southern Qi dynasty official

Ru Taisu (茹太素; died 1389), Ming dynasty Minister of Revenue

Ru Chang (茹瑺; died 1409), Ming dynasty Minister of War

Ru Yun (茹鈗; 1696–?), Qing dynasty general

Ru Fen (茹棻; 1755–1821), Qing dynasty zhuangyuan and Minister of War

Ru Zhijuan (茹志鹃; 1925–1998), novelist

Ru Ping (茹萍; born 1966), actress

Julian Zhi Jie Yee or Ru Zijie (茹自杰; born 1997), Malaysian figure skater

References

Ru (surname) Wikipedia

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