鄦

Mandarin · pinyin xǔ#

Meanings · xǔ

  1. old variant of 許
Mandarin · pinyin Xǔ#

Meanings · Xǔ

  1. surname Xu
  2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–221 BC)
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鄦 · xu3 · Xu3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 110,089, 110,088
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Exact source records鄦 鄦 [xu3] /old variant of 許|许/鄦 鄦 [Xu3] /surname Xu/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–221 BC)/