xu

[ soo ]

/ su /

noun, plural xu.

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong.

Words nearby xu

xs, xt, xt., xtian., xty., xu, xuan tong, xuan zang, xuan zong, xuan-tong, xun zi

Origin of xu

1945–50; < Vietnamese < French sou sou

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Examples from the Web for xu

Among those criminally detained are Pu Zhiqiang, a prominent human rights lawyer, and Xu Youyu, a philosophy professor.
On the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Sq., Chinese Dissidents Remain Undaunted|Ellen Bork|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In January, Xu Zhiyong, a leader of the movement, was sentenced to four years in jail.
On the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Sq., Chinese Dissidents Remain Undaunted|Ellen Bork|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In my home village too a low-ranking cadre named Xu Xianqing literally stuffed himself to death.
An Oral History of Mao’s Greatest Crime|Zhou Xun|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The author sees things with clarity,” says Xu Zhiyuan, an influential young Chinese essayist.
Must-Reads: 'The Fat Years,' 'Drifting House,' and 'The Map and the Territory'|Isaac Stone Fish, Anna Clark, Cameron Martin|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Xu Lai then moved his blog to another host, renaming it "Qian Leixian Still Wants to Speak"—or the Prostate Is Still Enflamed.
The Blogger Who Got Stabbed|Richard Bernstein|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Intellectual part of man's spirit was called, Xu or Khu.
Scarabs|Isaac Myer

British Dictionary definitions for xu

/ (tʃʊ) /

noun

a monetary unit of Vietnam worth one hundredth of a dông

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