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Chu.

a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈt͡ʃhu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt͡ʃhu]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.

  2. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 朱 (Chu) and Hakka 朱 (Chû)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.