Pronunciation | Rú (Mandarin) Yu (Cantonese) |
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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 茹 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]