Xu 2

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	xu-2	added (from user-submitted name 336778)
11/15/2020, 6:20 PM	HL	336778
6/8/2020, 8:40 PM	HL

Type Surname (from location)

Usage Chinese

Scripts 许(Chinese) 許(Traditional Chinese)

Pronounced Pron. /ɕy/

Meaning & History

From Chinese 许 (xǔ) referring to the minor state of Xu, which existed to the 4th century BC in what is now Henan province. The character 许 means "allow, permit".