Mandarin
Xu
Recorded in the Guangxu-era 重修信宜縣志
卷一暂无直接记载。
清光緒十七年《重修信宜縣志》卷一（敖式槱修、梁安甸纂）· 每条附原书页码
许
Source-backed sample
Xu / Hui (许)
Xu is a major Chinese surname, written 许 in simplified Chinese and 許 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Xu, Hui, Koh or Khoo depending on dialect and migration history.
Cantonese / Overseas
Hui, Heui
Legacy spelling
Hsu
Lingnan record status
Under review
No verified Lingnan village link is published in this MVP sample.
Romanization Matrix
| System / Context | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Pinyin | Xu | Modern Mainland pinyin spelling for 许 / 許. |
| Cantonese / Overseas | Hui / Heui | The standard Cantonese spelling; Heui appears as an older variant. |
| Hokkien & Teochew (Nanyang) | Koh / Khoo / Khor | Koh and Khoo are typical of Hokkien communities; Khor of Teochew communities in Southeast Asia. |
| Diaspora & Legacy | Hsu / Hi / Heo | Hsu reflects Wade-Giles usage; Hi and Hii appear in Hakka records; Heo in Korean background. |
Origin notes
Xu is a major Chinese surname, written 许 in simplified Chinese and 許 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Xu, Hui, Koh or Khoo depending on dialect and migration history.
Xu / Hui is part of the Lingnan Archive surname library. The page records common romanization patterns and source notes, while leaving clan hall, commandery, generation poem and Lingnan village links empty until stronger public sources verify them. Note that Koh in Southeast Asian records also occurs for 何 — verify against the written character.
For similar spellings, also see Xu / Tsui (徐).
Lingnan relevance notes
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