Chinese compound surname
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A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname
using more than one character. Many of these surnames derive from noble and official titles, professions, place names and other areas, to serve for a purpose. Some are originally non-Han, while others were created by joining two one-character family names. Only a few of these names (e.g. Ouyang, Shangguan, Sima, Situ) survive in modern times. Many clans eventually took on a single-character surname for various reasons. A small minority of Koreans and Vietnamese also have compound surnames.
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
using more than one character. Many of these surnames derive from noble and official titles, professions, place names and other areas, to serve for a purpose. Some are originally non-Han, while others were created by joining two one-character family names. Only a few of these names (e.g. Ouyang, Shangguan, Sima, Situ) survive in modern times. Many clans eventually took on a single-character surname for various reasons. A small minority of Koreans and Vietnamese also have compound surnames.
Compound surnames
(listed alphabetically by their Mandarin pinyin spellings)| Chinese character Chinese character Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages... s | Meaning/Origin | Non-Han origin | Mandarin (Pinyin Pinyin Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into... ) | Cantonese (Jyutping Jyutping Jyutping is a romanization system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme... ) | Vietnamese Vietnamese language Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam... | Korean Korean language Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing... | Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an... | Notable people |
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Gold | Manchu Manchu language Manchu is a Tungusic endangered language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin Chinese and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus... |
Àixīnjuéluó (Aisin Gioro Aisin Gioro Aisin Gioro was the family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which established a republican government in its place. The word aisin means gold in the Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in... ) |
Oi3 San1 Gok3 Lo4 | Ái-tân-giác-la | Aesin-gakra (애신각라) |
Aishinkakura | Emperors of Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.... |
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Āshǐnà | Aa3 Si2 Naa5 | A-sử-na | Asana (아사나) |
Ashina | Empress Ashina Empress Ashina Empress Ashina was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou. She was the daughter of Göktürk's Muqan Qaghan, and her husband was Emperor Wu.... |
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| 百里 | |Hundred li Li (unit) The li is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, which has varied considerably over time but now has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a kilometer... |
Bǎilǐ | Baak3 Lei5 | Bách Lý | Baekri (백리) |
Hyakuri | Baili Xi Baili Xi Baili Xi was an influential prime minister of the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China.-Background:Baili Xi was born during the Spring and Autumn Period, a time of great internal chaos in China. Though talented, he came from a very poor family and was unable to realize... |
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|Mongol Mongolic languages The Mongolic languages are a group of languages spoken in East-Central Asia, mostly in Mongolia and surrounding areas plus in Kalmykia. The best-known member of this language family, Mongolian, is the primary language of most of the residents of Mongolia and the Mongolian residents of Inner... |
Bó'érzhījīn (Borjigin Borjigin Borjigin , also known as the Altan urug , were the imperial clan of Genghis Khan and his successors.... ) |
But6 Ji4 Zi2 Gan1 | Bột Nhi Chỉ Cân | Bal-ajigeun (발아지근) |
Botsujishikin | Emperors of Yuan Dynasty Yuan Dynasty The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an... |
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| 淳于 | A small country in Chunqiu | Chúnyú | Seon4 Jyu1 | Thuần-vu | Sun-u (순우) |
Jun'u | Chunyu Qiong Chunyu Qiong Chunyu Qiong was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He played a significant part in the Battle of Guandu in 200.-Biography:... |
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| 第五 | The fifth | Dìwǔ | Dai6 Ng5 | Đệ-ngũ | Je-o (제오) |
Daigo | Diwu Qi Diwu Qi Diwu Qi , courtesy name Yugui , formally the Duke of Fufeng , was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty who served briefly as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Suzong, but was more known for his influence on financial policies throughout his career, including his advocacy for the... |
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| 東方 (东方) | "East", descendants of Fuxi clan according to legend | Dōngfāng Dongfang (surname) Dongfang is a Chinese compound surname. Dongfang has two points of origin. One branch is said to be descended from the Fuxi clan, which originated in the east; the other is said to be descended from Dongfang Shuo, whose original family name was Zhang.... |
Dung1 Fong1 | Đông-phương | Dongbang (동방) |
Tōhō | Dongfang Shuo Dongfang Shuo Dongfang Shuo was a Han Dynasty scholar-official, fangshi , author, and court jester to Emperor Wu... (東方朔) |
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| 東閣 (东阁) | "Eastern Pavilion" | Dōnggé | Dung1 Gok3 | Đông-các | Donggak (동각) |
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| 東郭 (东郭) | "Eastern Wall" | Dōngguō | Dung1 Gwok3 | Đông-quách | Donggwak (동곽) |
Tōkaku | Mr Dongguo (東郭先生) |
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| 東門 (东门) | "East Gate", place of residence, from Zhou dynasty Zhou Dynasty The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as... |
Dōngmén | Dung1 Mun4 | Đông-môn | Dongmun (동문) | Tōmon | ||
| 端木 | Upright tree | Duānmù | Dyun1 Muk6 | Đoan-mộc | Danmok (단목) |
Tanboku | Duanmu Ci (端木賜), Duanmu San (phonologist Phonology Phonology is, broadly speaking, the subdiscipline of linguistics concerned with the sounds of language. That is, it is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use... ) |
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| 獨孤 (独孤) | Xianbei Xianbei The Xianbei were a significant Mongolic nomadic people residing in Manchuria, Inner Mongolia and eastern Mongolia. The title “Khan” was first used among the Xianbei.-Origins:... |
Dúgū | Duk6 Gu1 | Độc-cô | Dokgo (독고) |
Dokko/Dokuko | Empress Dugu Qieluo Empress Dugu Qieluo Empress Dugu Qieluo , formally Empress Wenxian , was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty... |
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| 公孫 (公孙) | "Dukes' descendants", an address of the noble descendants in the Spring and Autumn period | Gōngsūn Gongsun Gongsun is one of the few Chinese compound surnames.Famous people with this surname include:* Gongsun Xuanyuan, reputed name of the Yellow Emperor; other sources say his surname was Ji* Gongsun Zan, warlord and general of the Han Dynasty... |
Gung1 Syun1 | Công-tôn | Gongson (공손) |
Kōson | Gongsun Zan Gongsun Zan Gongsun Zan , style name Bogui , a native of Liaoxi , was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history.-Biography:... Gongsun Long |
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| 公羊 | Branch of Gongsun | Gōngyáng | Gung1 Joeng4 | Công-dương | Gong-yang (공양) |
Kōyō | Gongyang Gao (公羊高) |
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| 公冶 | Branch of Ji Ji (surname) 姬=Ji is the family name of the family in control of the Zhou Dynasty , which followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China.Thirty-nine members of the family ruled over China during this period.Ji has... , from courtesy name of Jiye (季冶) of Lu in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty |
Gōngyě | Gung1 Je5 | Công-dã | Gong-ya (공야) |
Kōya | Gongye Chang (公冶長) |
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| 公西 | Gōngxī | Gung1 Sai1 | Công-tây | Gongseo (공서) |
Kōsai | Gongxi Chi Disciples of Confucius Sima Qian has Confucius saying: The disciples who received my instructions, and could themselves comprehend them, were seventy-seven individuals. They were all scholars of extraordinary ability. The common saying is, that the disciples of the sage were three thousand, while among them there were... (公西赤) |
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| 毌丘 | Place name | Guànqiū | Kwun3 Jau1 | Quán-khâu | Gwan-gu (관구) |
Kankyū | Guanqiu Jian Guanqiu Jian Guanqiu Jian , style name Zhonggong , was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:... |
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Sorghum grains (?) | Gǔliáng | Guk1 Loeng4 | Cốc-lương | Gokryang (곡량) |
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| 賀蘭 (贺兰) | Mt. Helan Helan Shan The Helan Mountains , frequently called Alashan Mountains in older sources, are an isolated desert mountain range forming the border of Inner Mongolia's Alxa League and Ningxia. They run north-south parallel to the north-flowing Yellow River in the Ordos Loop section... |
Xianbei | Hèlán | Ho6 Laan4 | Hạ-lan | Haran (하란 |
Garan | Princess Dowager Helan Princess Dowager Helan Princess Dowager Helan , formally Empress Xianming , was, according to official history of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei, the mother of the founding emperor Emperor Daowu... |
| 赫連 (赫连) | Xiongnu Xiongnu The Xiongnu were ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han Dynasty. Most of the information on the Xiongnu comes from Chinese sources... |
Hèlián | Haak1 Lin4 | Hách-liên | Hyeokryeon (혁련) |
Kakuren | Helian Bobo Helian Bobo Helian Bobo , né Liu Bobo , courtesy name Qujie , formally Emperor Wulie of Xia , was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Xia... |
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| 赫舍里 | Manchu | Hèsheli | Haak1 Se2 Lei5 | Hách-xá-lý | Hyeoksari (혁사리) |
Kakushari | Heseri Sonin Sonin Sonin, also known as Soni, and rarely Sony , was a senior regent of the Four Regents during Chinese Kangxi Emperor's minority in the Qing Dynasty. Sonin was from the Heseri clan, belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner.... , Empress Xiaochengren, Songgotu Songgotu Songgotu was a minister during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. He was an uncle of the emperor's official wife, Empress Xiaochengren of the Heseri clan who died during childbirth. He was the son of Sonin, one of the four regents appointed to assist the young Emperor Kangxi during his minority... |
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| 賀若 (贺若) | Xianbei | Hèruò | Ho6 Joek6 | Hạ-nhược | Ha-yak (하약) |
Kajaku | Heruo Bi (賀若弼) |
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| 皇甫 | Branch of Zi (子), from 皇父, the courtesy name of Huangfu Chongshi (皇父充石) of the Duchy of Song in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty | Huángfǔ | Wong4 Pou2 | Hoàng-phủ | Hwangbo (황보) |
Kōfu | Huangfu Song Huangfu Song Huangfu Song , style name Yizhen , was a military general of the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He is best known for helping to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion. He was one of three imperial commanders when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, along... |
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| 呼延 | Xianbei | Hūyán Huyan The Huyan was a noble house that led the last remnants of the Northern Xiongnu, to Dzungaria during the 2nd century, after the Battle of Ikh Bayan... |
Fu1 Jin4 | Hô-diên | Ho-yeon (호연) |
Koen | Empress Huyan Empress Huyan (Zhaowu) Empress Huyan , formally Empress Wuyuan was an empress of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Han Zhao. She was Liu Cong 's first wife.... |
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| 令狐 | Place name | Línghú Linghu Linghu is a Chinese compound surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, a general, Wei Ke scored many victories for Zhou and was granted the city of Linghu... |
Ling6 Wu4 | Lệnh-hồ | Ryeongho (령호) |
Reiko | Linghu Chu Linghu Chu Linghu Chu , courtesy name Keshi , formally Duke Wen of Pengyang , was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Xianzong and Emperor Xianzong's son Emperor Muzong.- Background :Linghu Chu was born in 766, during the reign of Emperor... |
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| 甪里 | Place name | Lùlǐ | Luk6 Lei5 | Lộ-lý | Rokri (록리) |
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| 閭丘 (闾丘) | Place name | Lǘqiū | Leoi4 Jau1 | Lư-khâu | Ryeogu (려구) |
Ryokyū | Luqiu Luwei (閭丘露薇) |
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| 万俟 | Xianbei | Mòqí | Mak6 Zi6 | Mặc-kỷ | Mansa (만사) |
Bokuji | Moqi Chounu (万俟醜奴) |
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| 慕容 | Xianbei | Mùróng Murong Murong refers to an ethnic Xianbei tribe who are a Mongolic people attested from the time of Tanshihuai . Different strands of evidence exist linking the Murong to the language family of Mongols. Murong is also a Chinese surname... |
Mou6 Jung4 | Mộ-dung | Mo-yong (모용) |
Boyū | Murong Huang Murong Huang Murong Huang , courtesy name Yuanzhen , formally Prince Wenming of Yan was a ruler of the Chinese/Xianbei state Former Yan and the commonly recognized founder of the state... |
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| 納蘭 (纳兰) | Variant of 叶赫那拉 (Yehenala) | Manchu | Nàlán | Naap6 Laan4 | Nạp-lan | Napran (납란) |
Nōran | Nalan Xingde Nalan Xingde Nalan Xingde was a Chinese poet active during the Qing Dynasty, famous for his ci poetry. He was actually born Nalan Chengde , but had to change his name when the Kangxi Emperor named Yinreng, whose birth name also had the character cheng , the crown prince... |
| 南宮 (南宫) | Southern Palace | Nángōng | Naam4 Gung1 | Nam-cung | Namgung (남궁) |
Nankyū | Nangong Kuo (Western Zhou) Nangong Kuo (Western Zhou) Nangong Kuo was an official of Zhou. According to Classic of History, he was one of the key ministers of King Wen of Zhou.-Plot in Fengshen Yanyi:... |
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| 歐陽 (欧阳) | South of Mt. Ou Yu | Ōuyáng Ouyang Ouyang is one of the most common two-character Chinese compound surnames in the world. However, it is not one of the top two hundred Chinese surnames, as documented by the Language Publication Society, Beijing in 1990... |
Au1 Joeng4 | Âu-dương | Gu-yang (구양) |
Ōyō | Ouyang Xiu Ouyang Xiu Ouyang Xiu was a Chinese statesman, historian, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty. He is also known by his courtesy name of Yongshu, and was also self nicknamed The Old Drunkard 醉翁, or Householder of the One of Six 六一居士 in his old age... |
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| 沙吒 | Göktürk Göktürks The Göktürks or Kök Türks, were a nomadic confederation of peoples in medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese sources as 突厥 , the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan The Göktürks or Kök Türks, (Old Turkic: Türük or Kök Türük or Türük; Celestial Turks) were a nomadic confederation of... |
Shāzhā | Saa1 Zaa1 | Sa-tra | Sata (사타) |
Sata | Shazha Zhongyi (沙吒忠義) |
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| 上官 | High official (place name) | Shàngguān | Soeng6 Gun1 | Thượng-quan | Sanggwan (상관) |
Shōkan | Empress Shangguan Empress Shangguan Grand Empress Dowager Shangguan , also known as Empress Shangguan , Empress Xiaozhao and Empress Dowager Shangguan , was an Empress, Empress Dowager and Grand Empress Dowager during Han Dynasty and wife to Emperor Zhao. Her father was Shangguan An , the son of Shangguan Jie... |
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| 申屠 | Shēntú | San1 Tou4 | Thân-đồ | Sindo (신도) |
Shinto | Shentu Jian (申屠建) |
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| 司馬 (司马) | "Master of the Horse" or "Marshall Marshal Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf... ", one of the Three Excellencies Three Excellencies The Three Ducal Ministers , also translated as the Three Dukes, Three Excellencies, or the Three Lords, was the collective name for the three highest officials in ancient China... from the Han Dynasty Han Dynasty The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang... |
Sīmǎ Sima (surname) Sima is a Chinese family name. Unlike most single-character Chinese family names, it is one of the rare two-character family names. It is an occupation name, literally meaning "control" "horses" . The surname originated from one of the offices of the Three Excellencies of the Zhou Dynasty... |
Si1 Maa5 | Tư-mã | Sama (사마) |
Shiba | Sima Qian Sima Qian Sima Qian was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian , a "Jizhuanti"-style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to... , Emperors of the Jin Dynasty Jìn Dynasty (265-420) The Jìn Dynasty , was a dynasty in Chinese history, lasting between the years 265 and 420 AD. There are two main divisions in the history of the Dynasty, the first being Western Jin and the second Eastern Jin... |
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| 司徒 | "Minister over the Masses Minister over the Masses Minister over the Masses was one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty, called the Three Excellencies. The nominal salary attached was 20,000 dàn of grain. The position and title had existed since the Warring States, but was only standardised during the Qin Dynasty.... ", one of the Three Excellencies from the Han Dynasty |
Sītú | Si1 Tou4 | Tư-đồ | Sado (사도) |
Shito | Szeto Wah Szeto Wah Szeto Wah was a politician of the pan-democracy camp of Hong Kong. He was formerly the chairman of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and a member of the Legislative Council from 1985 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004.Although the Hong Kong government prior to as... |
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| 司空 | "Minister Minister (government) A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet.... of Works Public works Public works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community... ", one of the Three Excellencies from the Han Dynasty |
Sīkōng | Si1 Hung1 | Tư-không | Sagong (사공) |
Shikū | Sikong Ting (司空頲) |
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| 司寇 | "Minister of Justice" | Sīkòu | Si1 Kau3 | Tư-khấu | Sagu (사구) |
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| 太史 | "Grand Historian", an imperial official title | Tàishǐ Taishi (surname) Taishi is a Chinese compound surname. Taishi literally means Grand Historian, a high official in ancient imperial China. For example, Sima Qian was the Grand Historian in Han Dynasty.... |
Taai3 Si2 | Thái-sử | Taesa (태사) |
Taishi | Taishi Ci Taishi Ci Taishi Ci was a military general during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served several warlords, including Kong Rong, Liu Yao, and Sun Ce.-Early life:... |
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| 澹臺 (澹台) | Tántái | Taam4 Toi4 | Đàm-thái | Damdae (담대) |
Tantai | Tantai Mieming (澹臺滅明) |
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| 拓拔 | Xianbei | Tuòbá | Tok3 Bat6 | Thác-bạt | Takbal (탁발) |
Takubatsu | Emperors of Northern Wei Northern Wei The Northern Wei Dynasty , also known as the Tuoba Wei , Later Wei , or Yuan Wei , was a dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 . It has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change"... , formerly surname of Tangut rulers, Western Xia Western Xia The Western Xia Dynasty or the Tangut Empire, was known to the Tanguts and the Tibetans as Minyak.The state existed from 1038 to 1227 AD in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and... |
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| 完顏 (完颜) | Jurchen Jurchen language Jurchen language is an extinct language. It was spoken by Jurchen people of eastern Manchuria, the creators of the Jin Empire in the northeastern China of the 12th–13th centuries. It is classified as a Southwestern Tungusic language.-Writing:... |
Wányán | Jyun4 Ngaan4 | Hoàn-nhan | Wan-an (완안) |
Kangan | Wanyan Aguda Wanyan Aguda Emperor Taizu of Jin was Emperor of Jin from January 28, 1115 to September 19, 1123.He was the chieftain of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe, founder and first emperor of the Jin Dynasty . He was the younger brother of Wanyan Wuyashu... |
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| 聞人 (闻人) | "famous person", descendants of Shao Zhengmao (少正卯) | Wénrén | Man4 Jan4 | Văn-nhân | Mun-in (문인) |
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| 午馬 (午马) | "Horse" | |Wūmǎ | Ng5 Maa5 | Ngọ-mã | Uma (우마)) |
Goba | Wuma Shi (巫馬施) |
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| 夏侯 | "Marquess Xia", from noble title granted to the descendants of Yu the Great Yu the Great Yu the Great , was a legendary ruler of Ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control, inaugurating dynastic rule in China by founding the Xia Dynasty, and for his upright moral character.... by Duke of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period |
Xiàhóu | Haa6 Hau6 | Hạ-hầu | Hahu (하후) |
Kakō | Xiahou Dun Xiahou Dun Xiahou Dun was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Cao Cao's original family name was Xiahou, but his father Cao Song was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng, so Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao share blood relations... |
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| 鮮于 (鲜于) | Xiānyú | Sin1 Jyu1 | Tiên-vu | Seon-u (선우) |
Sen'u | Xianyu Zhongtong (鮮于仲通) |
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| 西門 (西门) | "West Gate", place of residence, from Marquessate of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period | Xīmén Ximen Ximen is a Chinese compound surname. Ximen literally means "west gate", the origination story says that there was a noble family in Zheng or Qi state live near the west gate, so the descents took Ximen as their family name... |
Sai1 Mun4 | Tây-môn | Seomun (서문) |
Saimon | Ximen Bao Ximen Bao Ximen Bao was an ancient Chinese government minister and court advisor to Marquis Wen of Wei during the Warring States period of China. He was known as an early rationalist, who had the State of Wei abolish by law the inhumane practice of sacrificing people to river deities... |
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| 軒轅 (轩辕) | The (personal) name of the Yellow Emperor | Xuānyuán | Hin1 Jyun4 | Hiên-viên | Heon-won (헌원) |
Ken'en | Yellow Emperor Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor or Huangdi1 is a legendary Chinese sovereign and culture hero, included among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697–2597 or 2696–2598 BC... |
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| 楊子 (杨子) | A branch of 楊 (Yang) | Yángzǐ | Joeng4 Zi2 | Dương-tử | Yangja (양자) |
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| 耶律 | Khitan Khitan language The Khitan language is a now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people . Khitan is generally deemed to be genetically linked to the Mongolic languages. It was written using two mutually exclusive writing systems known as the Khitan large script and the Khitan small script... |
Yēlǜ | Ye4 Leut6 | Gia-luật | Ya-yul (야율) |
Yaritsu/Jaritsu | Emperors of Liao Dynasty Liao Dynasty The Liao Dynasty , also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper between 9071125... |
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| 樂正 (乐正) | Minister of music | Yuèzhèng | Ngok6 Zing3 | Nhạc-chính | Akjeong (악정) |
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| 尉遲 (尉迟) | Xianbei | Yùchí | Wat1 Ci4 | Úy-trì | Ulji (울지) |
Ucchi/Utsuchi | Yuchi Jingde Yuchi Jingde Yuchi Jingde , formal name Yuchi Gong but went by the courtesy name of Jingde, formally Duke Zhongwu of E , was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty whose bravery later caused him to be incorporated into Chinese folk religion as a door god, along with Qin Shubao.-During Sui Dynasty:Yuchi... |
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| 宇文 | Xianbei | Yǔwén Yuwen The Yuwen is a Chinese compound surname first originated from the a pre-state clan of Xianbei ethnicity of Xiongnu origin during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China, until its destruction by Former Yan's prince Murong Huang in 345... |
Jyu5 Man4 | Vũ-văn | Umun (우문) |
Ubun | Yuwen Tai Yuwen Tai Yuwen Tai , nickname Heita , formally Duke Wen of Anding , later further posthumously honored by Northern Zhou initially as Prince Wen then as Emperor Wen with the temple name Taizu , was the paramount general of the Chinese/Xianbei state Western Wei, a branch successor state of Northern Wei... |
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| 長孫 (长孙) | Xianbei | Zhǎngsūn | Zoeng2 Syun1 | Trưởng-tôn | Jangson (장손) |
Chōson | Zhangsun Wuji Zhangsun Wuji Zhangsun Wuji , courtesy name Fuji , formally Duke of Zhao , was a chancellor of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty during the reigns of his brother-in-law Emperor Taizong and nephew Emperor Gaozong... |
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| 鍾離 (钟离) | A country in Chunqiu | Zhōnglí | Zung1 Lei4 | Chung-ly | Jongri (종리) |
Shōri | Zhongli Mu (鐘離牧) |
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| 諸葛 (诸葛) | A branch of 葛 (Ge) | Zhūgě Zhuge Zhuge is a Chinese double surname. It is ranked 314th in Hundred Family Surnames. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture, due to the fame of Zhuge Liang.-Notable people with the surname Zhuge:*Zhuge Liang**Zhuge Zhan... |
Zyu1 Got3 | Chư-cát (Gia-cát) | Jegal (제갈) |
Shokatsu | Zhuge Liang Zhuge Liang Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era.... |
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| 祝融 | God of Fire Zhu Rong (god) Zhu Rong is the Chinese god of fire and ruler of the southern hemisphere from pre-Qin mythology. He is depicted as a proud man clad in armor wielding a sword and riding on a large tiger. He was one of the gods that helped separate Heaven and Earth and set up Universal Order.He is most famous for... |
Zhùróng | Zuk1 Jung4 | Chúc-dung | Chuk-yung (축융) |
Shukuyū | Lady Zhurong Lady Zhurong Lady Zhurong, sometimes known as Madam Zhurong, is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. She was the wife of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo, who controlled the lands in southern Shu Han. She claimed to be descended from the fire deity Zhu Rong, from... |
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| 子車 (子车) | Zǐjū | Zi2 Geoi1 | Tử-cừ | Jageo (자거) |
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| 左人 | Left-handed man | Zuǒrén | Zo2 Jan4 | Tả-nhân | Jwa-in (좌인) |
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