Hua (surname)
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Hua is a common transliteration for some Chinese surname
s, of which the most common ones are and . "華" literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people
. On the other hand, "花" literally means "flower". The Cantonese
romanization for the surname is Fa.
Notable people with the surname Hua (华 / 華)
Notable people with the surname Hua (花)
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...
s, of which the most common ones are and . "華" literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
. On the other hand, "花" literally means "flower". The Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
romanization for the surname is Fa.
Notable people with the surname Hua (华 / 華)
- Hua GangHua GangHua Gang was the president of Shandong University in Qingdao from February 1951 until August 1955....
- Hua JianminHua JianminHua Jianmin currently serves as one of the vice chairmen of the standing committee of the 11th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China...
- Hua LuogengHua LuogengHua Luogeng was a Chinese mathematician born in Jintan, Jiangsu. He was the founder and pioneer in many fields in mathematical research. He wrote more than 200 papers and monographs, many of which became classics. Since his sudden death while delivering a lecture at the University of Tokyo, Japan,...
, a Chinese mathematician - Hua GuofengHua GuofengSu Zhu, better known by the nom de guerre Hua Guofeng , was Mao Zedong's designated successor as the Paramount Leader of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China. Upon Zhou Enlai's death in 1976, he succeeded Zhou as the second Premier of the People's Republic of China...
, a Chinese politician, born as Su Zhu. - Hua SuiHua SuiHua Sui was a Chinese scholar and printer of Wuxi, Jiangsu province during the Ming Dynasty . He belonged to the wealthy Hua family that was renowned throughout the region. Hua Sui is best known for creating China's first metal movable type printing in 1490 AD...
- Hua YanjunAbing"Blind" Ābǐng was a blind Chinese musician specializing in the erhu and pipa.-Life:...
, a Chinese musician (1893-1950), also known as "Abing".
Notable people with the surname Hua (花)
- Hua MulanHua MulanHua Mulan is a legendary figure from ancient China who was originally described in a Chinese poem known as the Ballad of Mulan . In the poem, Hua Mulan takes her aged father's place in the army. She fought for 12 years and gained high merit, but she refused any reward and retired to her hometown...
- Hua RongHua RongHua Rong is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 9th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Little Li Guang".-Background:...