What is "shui"

Shui may refer to:

• Shui people, or Sui people, ethnic group living in southwestern China
• Shui language, or Sui language, spoken by the Shui people
• Shui (surname) , a Chinese surname

Shui is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is listed 38th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Shui is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.