Shu.
A god personifying the air and atmosphere.
Meaning & usage
A god personifying the air and atmosphere.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Egyptian šw (“Shu”, literally “Emptiness”), a derivative of the verb šwj (“to be empty, devoid of”).
A surname.
A surname. A surname from Chinese.
A surname. A surname from Chinese. A surname from Mandarin.
Where this word comes from
From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames, including those variously romanized as Xu or Hsu whose separate sound /ɕ/ is conflated with /ʃ/ by English speakers.
A partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China; existing during the time period of Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty in the neighbouring Empire of China (Huaxia).
A partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China; existing during the time period of Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty in the neighbouring Empire of China (Huaxia). The former territory of the Shu, Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China
A partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China; existing during the time period of Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty in the neighbouring Empire of China (Huaxia). The former territory of the Shu, Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China A former kingdom the primary state of the Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China
A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms period.
A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period.
A later Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period.
Where this word comes from
From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 蜀 (Shǔ).
A river in Shandong, China.
Where this word comes from
From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 沭 (Shù).
Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Where this word comes from
From Kazakh Шү (šü).
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