Shui (surname)

Shui is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 水 in Chinese character. It is listed 38th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] Shui is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.^[2] It is the 38th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Shui (水)

Pronunciation	Shuǐ ([ʂwèɪ]) (Mandarin)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Meaning	"water"

Notable people

• Shui Hua (1916–1995), film director
• Shui Junshao (水鈞韶; 1878–1961), Republic of China diplomat
• Shui Junyi (水均益; born 1963), journalist and television presenter, grandson of Shui Zi
• Shui Qingxia (水庆霞, born 1966), member of the Chinese women's football team, Olympic silver medalist
• Shui Zi (水梓; 1884–1973), educator and politician