Posted by Benson Kwong on March 12, 2001 at 11:24:40:
In Reply to: Re: "Yu" Surname posted by Mei on March 12, 2001 at 06:19:16:
This character is pronouned "Yang" in mandarin. I have seen it spelled as "Yu," probably from the Fuzhou (Fukien) dialect, but I'm not 100% sure. Many famous people in Chinese history had this surname. It is still one of the more common surnames.
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