姓 family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / 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 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 慕 容 Mù róng a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people / two-character surname Murong 司 徒 Sī tú minister of education (history) / two-character surname Situ 诸 葛 Zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1 ge2] 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[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen 和 田 Hé tián Hotan, city and prefecture in Xinjiang / 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 皇 甫 Huáng fǔ two-character surname Huangfu 千 叶 Qiān yè Chiba (Japanese surname and place name) 令 狐 Líng hú old place name (in modern Linyi county 臨猗縣|临猗县, Shanxi) / two-character surname Linghu 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) 尉 迟 Yù chí 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) 富 兰 克 林 Fù lán kè lín Franklin / Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author / surname Franklin 吉 田 jí tián Yoshida (Japanese surname and place name) 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough 任 Rén surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei 桥 本 Qiáo běn Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name) 复 姓 fù xìng two-character surname such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3] 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[Da4 ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era 东 郭 Dōng guō two-character surname Dongguo 单 Shàn surname Shan 华 Huà Mt Hua 華山|华山 / in Shaanxi / surname Hua 纪 Jǐ surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4] 范 Fàn surname Fan 汉 姓 Hàn xìng Han surname / Chinese surname 宋 Sòng surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 / (420-479) 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 / refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 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 Shi3 huang2] / abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1] 番 Pān surname Pan 彭 Péng surname Peng 邓 Dèng surname Deng 燕 Yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern 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 / Hangzhou 阎 Yán Yama / gate of village / surname Yan 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 abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] in central China / surname E 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 Province 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 Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] 邢 Xíng surname Xing / place name 竺 Zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic) 褚 Chǔ surname Chu 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[Fu2 Xi1], 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 Fu Xi 伏羲 澹 Tán surname Tan 潞 Lù name of a river / surname Lu 濮 Pú name of a river / surname Pu 夔 Kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 晁 Cháo surname Chao 邺 Yè surname Ye / ancient district in modern day Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] 邝 Kuàng surname Kuang 恽 Yùn surname Yun 澧 Lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / surname Li
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