Tzuyu is from the Mandarin Chinese *zǐ* (子 — child, beloved) + *yú* (瑜 — beautiful jade). **A modern American baby name in the broader Chinese-Taiwanese-Korean heritage aesthetic**. **Chou Tzuyu (born 1999)** — **iconic Taiwanese-Korean K-pop singer**; **iconic foundational youngest member (maknae) of the iconic foundational K-pop girl group TWICE**; widely considered **one of the foundational K-pop visuals of the 21st century**; **first Taiwanese member of a major K-pop group** — making her one of the foundational pan-Asian K-pop figures; the iconic foundational 2016 "Taiwan flag incident" during the foundational *MyMy TV* show in South Korea — where 16-year-old Tzuyu apologized after Chinese netizens objected to her appearing with the Taiwanese flag — became one of the most-discussed iconic cross-strait political moments in modern Asian pop culture history; widely considered **the iconic foundational embodiment of "Sweetie" K-pop visual aesthetic**; trained under iconic K-pop producer Park Jin-young (JYP Entertainment) since age 13; her foundational TWICE career includes all the iconic singles from ***Like OOH-AHH* (2015)** to ***One Spark* (2024)**; ranked **#1 on TC Candler's iconic foundational "100 Most Beautiful Faces" (2019)**; over 15 million Instagram followers; brand ambassador for major Taiwanese + Korean + Chinese fashion + cosmetics brands; widely considered the foundational young K-pop ambassador for Taiwanese cultural heritage. **Princess Tzuyu** — Chinese-Taiwanese heritage naming.
Featured throughout K-pop.
Tzuyu reduces to nine.