Ru is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. Ju is in Wade–Giles, and Yuh is romanized in Yale (Cantonese). Ru is listed 331st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.
Notable people Ru Faliang (茹法亮; 5th century), Southern Qi dynasty official Ru Taisu (茹太素; died 1389), Ming dynasty Minister of Revenue Ru Chang (茹瑺; died 1409), Ming dynasty Minister of War Ru Yun (茹鈗; 1696–?), Qing dynasty general Ru Fen (茹棻; 1755–1821), Qing dynasty zhuangyuan and Minister of War Ru Zhijuan (茹志鹃; 1925–1998), novelist Ru Ping (茹萍; born 1966), actress Julian Yee Zhi Jie or Ru Zijie (茹自杰; born 1997), Malaysian figure skater
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