Fishermen living in the Shanghai area then created a fish tool called the hù, which lent its name to the outlet of Suzhou Creek north of the Old City and became a common nickname and abbreviation for the city.
当时生活在上海地区的渔民创造了一种叫做“扈”（hù）的捕鱼工具，以此命名老城北面的苏州河出口，成为这座城市常用的别称和缩写。