Surname · Chinese

鈕

“nose”

鈕 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.

Meaning & origin

What it means

鈕 goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-na(r), meaning “nose.”

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Where it comes from

鈕 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

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How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-na(r) (“nose”).

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鈕紐

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