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Shu
Definitions
- 1 A god personifying the air and atmosphere. Egyptian
- 2 A surname.
- 3 A partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China. historical
"Historians know relatively little about the Sanxingdui culture, which left behind no written records or human remains, though many believe it to be part of the ancient kingdom of Shu. It's hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper stream of the Yangtze River until it was conquered in 316 BC."
- 4 A river in Shandong, China.
- 5 Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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- 6 A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms period. historical
- 7 A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period. historical
- 8 A later Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period. historical
- 1 Initialism of Scoville heat unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Acronym of security housing unit. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"He picked a fight on the yard and got himself put into the SHU the day before my release."
- 3 Acronym of segregated housing unit. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 4 Acronym of special housing unit. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 5 Acronym of special handling unit. Canada, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian šw (“Shu”, literally “Emptiness”), a derivative of the verb šwj (“to be empty, devoid of”).
From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames, including those variously romanized as Xu or Hsu whose separate sound /ɕ/ is conflated with /ʃ/ by English speakers.
From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 蜀 (Shǔ).
From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 沭 (Shù).
From Kazakh Шү (Şü).
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