Chu (Chinese surname)

In the Wade–Giles romanization system, Chu is also a transliteration for 朱 (Zhu in Hanyu Pinyin), also can refer to several Chinese family names.

In Hong Kong, Macau, this is also the spelling for the surname 朱.

Some people think this surname originated from Viscount Xiong Yi, the founder of Chu State in Western Zhou dynasty.

[citation needed] 11th on the Hundred Family Surnames.

It is the 11th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

The character " 楚 " (pronounced Chǔ in Mandarin) written in small seal script (top), and in regular script (bottom)