Shu as a family name, read shū.

Shu is the third level of the Chinese language universal standardized Chinese characters, this character is found in the Shang Dynasty oracle bone inscriptions, the ancient character shape like holding a hammer stick a kind of instrument. The original meaning of 殳 is generally considered to be a weapon, bladeless and ribbed, mainly for impact. Shu is one of the radicals of the Chinese character, serial number 92, and most of the characters that use shu as an ideogram are related to hand movements, such as beating, killing and destroying.

JinXiangHeng "renewed oracle bone script" under the article of the word Shu collected this word, interpreted as Shu, the ancient weapon Shu has been found. 1977 September Hubei Suixian ring drum pier one tomb unearthed with seven self-marked as Shu weapon, and for the understanding of the form of ancient Shu provides a reliable physical information, the secret of this seven handles of Shu and attachments are preserved very intact.

Shu ancient explanation

staff shu people also, the staff, each book as for. According to the "Taiping Royal Review" is, the cloud staff, Shu with bamboo and no edge, "Mao Chuan" Shu long zhang two and no edge is also, Shu, broken also. To staff shu people, said to staff far away. The Interpretation of the name ", Shu, Shu also, there is a bump on the car, make Shu away from also. Shu, Shu with the same sound, so it is called Shu, Utah to near poor far said the bow also.

Shu to accumulate bamboo, to accumulate bamboo, with conical bamboo for the. Han book ", Changyi Wang Dao buy bamboo cane. Wen ying said the bamboo for the staff, the bamboo department said the spear spearhead, the bamboo spear and halberd also. The wooden part is said to be che ck, the accumulation of staff staff also. The secret, che ck is also. The kao gong ji note said, hut is spear and halberd handle, bamboo che ck secret. Where the spear handle are accumulated bamboo, and Shu no gold edge, so the name of the special accumulation of bamboo staff, Lu people.