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Shui (surname)

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Language(s)
  
Chinese

Meaning
  
"water"

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Shui (surname)

Pronunciation
  
Shuǐ ([ʂwèi]) (Mandarin)

Shui is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 水 in Chinese character. It is listed 38th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Shui is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

Notable people

  • Shui Junshao (水鈞韶; 1878–1961), Republic of China diplomat
  • Shui Zi (水梓; 1884–1973), educator and politician
  • 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
  • Shui Hua

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    Shui (surname) Wikipedia
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