姓 family name / surname / to be surnamed ... 姓 名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name 欧 阳 Oū yáng two-character surname Ouyang 西 门 Xī mén two-character surname Ximen 轩 辕 Xuān yuán two-character surname Xuanyuan 司 马 Sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima 南 宫 Nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei 慕 容 Mù róng a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Murong 独 孤 dú gū two-character surname Dugu 诸 葛 Zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2] 公 孙 Gōng sūn two-character surname Gongsun 波 罗 Bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen) / surname Polo 百 里 Bǎi lǐ two-character surname Baili 宇 文 Yǔ wén a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen 和 田 Hé tián see 和田地區|和田地区[He2tian2 Di4qu1] / Wada (Japanese surname and place name) 大 和 Dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc 夏 侯 xià hóu two-character surname Xiahou 皇 甫 Huáng fǔ two-character surname Huangfu 司 空 sī kōng two-character surname Sikong 千 叶 Qiān yè Chiba (Japanese surname and place name) 完 颜 wán yán two-character surname Wanyan 耶 律 yē lu:4 two-character surname Yelü 令 狐 Líng hú old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi) / two-character surname Linghu 太 史 tài shǐ two-character surname Taishi 井 上 jǐng shàng Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay") 端 木 Duān mù two-character surname Duanmu 伊 藤 Yī téng Itō / or Itoh, Japanese surname / Ito-Yokado (supermarket) (abbr. for 伊藤洋華堂|伊藤洋华堂[Yi1teng2 Yang2hua2tang2]) 尉 迟 Yù chí two-character surname Yuchi 贵 姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? 那 Nā surname Na 尼 克 松 Ní kè sōng Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974 / surname Nixon 松 本 sōng běn Matsumoto (Japanese surname and place name) 大 野 Dà yě Ōno (Japanese surname and place name) 吉 田 jí tián Yoshida (Japanese surname and place name) 呼 延 hū yán two-character surname Huyan 淳 于 Chún yú two-character surname Chunyu 宫 崎 Gōng qí Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name) 老 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough 任 Rén surname Ren 桥 本 Qiáo běn Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name) 复 姓 fù xìng two-character surname (such as 司馬|司马[Si1ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1ge3]) 申 屠 Shēn tú two-character surname Shentu 区 Oū surname Ou 巴 尔 的 摩 Bā ěr dì mó Baltimore (place name, surname etc) 邱 吉 尔 Qiū jí ěr Winston Churchill (1874-1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955 / surname Churchill 大 坂 Dà bǎn Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era 东 郭 Dōng guō two-character surname Dongguo 单 Shàn surname Shan 华 Huà Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi / surname Hua 纪 Jǐ surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4] 范 Fàn surname Fan 汉 姓 Hàn xìng a Han family name (surname) / (esp.) a Han surname adopted by a person of another ethnic group 宋 Sòng surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / Song of the Southern Dynasties (420-479) 南朝宋[Nan2chao2 Song4] 萨 Sà Bodhisattva / surname Sa 盖 Gě surname Ge 谷 surname Yu 吴 Wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods 蒋 Jiǎng surname Jiang / Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4shi2] 召 Shào surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province 韩 Hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han 秦 Qín surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2] / short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3xi1] 番 Pān surname Pan 彭 Péng surname Peng 邓 Dèng surname Deng 燕 Yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan 冯 Féng surname Feng 祭 Zhài surname Zhai 葛 Gě surname Ge 乾 surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 / representing sky / male principle 肖 Xiāo surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4] 於 Yū surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2] 贾 Jiǎ surname Jia 潘 Pān surname Pan / Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes 朴 Piáo surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pu2] 蔡 Cài surname Cai 杭 Háng surname Hang / abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2zhou1] 邵 Shào surname Shao / place name 隋 Suí the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD) / surname Sui 禹 Yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu 廖 Liào surname Liao 鄂 E4 surname E / abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2bei3 Sheng3] 郝 Hǎo ancient place name / surname Hao 邹 Zōu surname Zou / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong 佟 Tóng surname Tong 龚 Gōng surname Gong 蔚 Yù surname Yu / place name 尧 Yáo surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] 缪 surname Miao 邢 Xíng surname Xing / place name 竺 Zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1zhu2], India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / (archaic) Buddhism 褚 Chǔ surname Chu 颍 surname Ying / river in Henan and Anhui 滕 Téng vassal state of Zhou in Shandong / Teng County in Shandong / surname Teng 翟 Zhái surname Zhai 羲 Xī same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1], a mythical emperor / surname Xi 娄 Lóu surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy 嵇 Jī surname Ji / name of a mountain 娲 Wā surname Wa / sister of legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1] 澹 Tán surname Tan 潞 Lù name of a river / surname Lu
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