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Pronunciation | Rú (Mandarin) Yu (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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Variant form(s) | Ju |
Ru is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 茹inChinese 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]