Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: syu
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Mandarin.

name

A surname from Mandarin.

Example Sentences

"[…]because Syu Cao-de (許曹德) and Cai You-cyuan (蔡有全), both victims of political persecution, were once again placed under arrest for calling for[…]"
"It was a really bad situation for Cao Cao. However, at this time, Syu You, the advisor to Yuan Shao, unexpectedly chose to defect to the side of Cao Cao."
"Only two of the products specified on their labeling that they were intended for medical use, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) technical specialist Syu Jhih-yu (許芷瑀) said. The other 13 contravened Article 69 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (藥事法) for using words such as “disinfect” or “kills germs” on their labeling, which is punishable by fines of NT$600,000 to NT$25 million, Syu said."
"“China’s ban on citrus didn’t really affect us,” said Syu Man, a manager for a fruit exporter in southern Taiwan that ships a type of pomelo across East Asia, primarily to Japan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 徐 (Xú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syú.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Hsu (alternative, also) Hsü (alternative, also) Sheu (alternative) Xu (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin)

Questions

What does syu mean?: A surname from Mandarin.
Where does syu come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 徐 (Xú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syú.

How to pronounce syu

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