Chu (Chinese surname)
Chu is the pinyin romanization of several different Chinese family names, which including Chǔ, Chǔ, Chǔ, Chù, etc.
However, in the Wade-Giles romanization system, Chu stands for 朱, also can refer to several Chinese family names. In Hong Kong, Macao, this is also the spelling for the surname.
In Taiwan, the last name Chu can be referred to 朱, 曲, 祝, etc.Notable people named Chu
楚 Chǔ
The name is transliterated as Sở in Vietnamese. Some people think this surname originated from Viscount Xiong Yi, the founder of Chu State in Western Zhou Dynasty. After Qin conquered Chu, the royal family of Chu took their countries’ name as their surname.
11th on the Hundred Family Surnames.
- Chu Anping, scholar and liberal journalist in the 20th century
- Chu Bo, politician
褚 Chǔ
It is the 11th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
