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Ru (surname)

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Ru (茹)
PronunciationRú (Mandarin)
Yu (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Ju

Ru is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. Ju is in Wade–Giles, and Yuh is romanized in Yale (Cantonese). Ru is listed 331st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  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 2014-10-11.