Shui (surname)

Shui (水)

Pronunciation| Shuǐ ([ʂwèɪ]) (Mandarin)
Language(s)| Chinese
Origin
Language(s)| Old Chinese
Meaning| "water"

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.[1] Shui is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2] It is the 38th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

## Notable people

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* Shui Hua (1916–1995), film director
* Shui Junshao (水鈞韶; 1878–1961), Republic of China diplomat
* Shui Junyi (水均益; born 1963), journalist and television presenter, grandson of Shui Zi
* Shui Qingxia (水庆霞, born 1966), member of the Chinese women's football team, Olympic silver medalist
* Shui Zi (水梓; 1884–1973), educator and politician

## References

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1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
2. ^ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.

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