This is a list of the top 100 most common Chinese surnames according to a study published in 2006.^[1] Their ranks in 1990^[2] are shown by the side. Mandarin, Cantonese and Minnan transliterations are displayed. Other transliterations, used before the formalization and popularization of existing Romanizations, still can be found in the names of some overseas Chinese. Transliterations in other Chinese languages (dialects) used by some overseas Chinese whose ancestral mother tongue is neither Mandarin, Cantonese or Minnan also exist, as well as pronunciations in other languages, particularly Korean and Vietnamese, in which these surnames are commonly used. The Japanese transliterations are very rarely carried by ethnic Japanese in Japan, instead they are used by ethnic Chinese and Koreans, or in extremely rare cases, even Vietnamese. A Chinese surname, family name (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or clan name (氏; pinyin: shì), is one of the hundreds or thousands of family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ...

2006 Rankings

1. Unofficial versions of Wade-Giles transliterations, (with diacritics removed) appear in parentheses. Currently, Wade-Giles is used primarily to romanize Taiwanese names, and often appears (erroneously) without the diacritics.
2. This is the romanization used most often by the Hong Kong Government in transliterating names for birth certificates and identity cards. It is an unsystematic method based on the Meyer-Wempe system, without any of the aspiration marks and diacritics.
3. None or very few in South Korean 2000 census (foreigners' households not included). Only indicated for Chinese 40 most common surnames, not checked for Chinese 41–100. Names 1–40 whose Korean rank or number is not indicated have more than 1.000 bearers according to the census, but are not among the most common 16 names.
4. Portuguese transliteration
5. Common Americanised spelling

Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Mǐn Nán (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name Bân-lâm-gú; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... For other uses, see Formosan languages, Taiwanese Mandarin, and Languages of Taiwan. ... The Chaozhou language, also called Teochew, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, or Diojiu, is a dialect of the Chinese spoken variant of Minnan 閩南, spoken in the Chaoshan 潮汕 region of eastern Guangdong 廣東. // Chaozhou is a member of the Southern Min or Minnan dialect group, which in turn constitutes one of the seven major dialect... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... The Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (not an official name) is the more or less consistent way for romanising Cantonese proper nouns employed by the Hong Kong Government departments and many non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... 李 Lǐ Lǐ (Chinese: ; pinyin: Lǐ) is a surname of Chinese origin. ... Wang (王; pinyin: Wáng) is one of the most common and ancient Chinese family names. ... Wong is an English transliteration of the Chinese surname, huang. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 劉 pinyin: Liú (in traditional form) Liu is a common Chinese family name (spelt Lau in Hong Kong, Lou in Macau, Low in Malaysia). ... For other uses, see Chen. ... Yang is the transliteration of Chinese family name 楊/杨. It is the 6th most common surname in Mainland China. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Huang is the transliteration of the Chinese surname (Simplified Chinese: 黄; Traditional Chinese: 黃; Hanyu Pinyin: ), which also has the literal meaning yellow. ... Wong is an English transliteration of the Chinese surname, huang. ... Zhao (pinyin: zhào, Wade-Giles: Chao, simplified Chinese: èµµ, traditional Chinese: 趙) is a common Chinese family name, which ranks 8th largest number of people with this surname in Mainland China. ... Zhōu is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 周, which now ranks the 9th most common surname in Mainland China. ... Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Traditional Chinese), 吴 (Simplified Chinese), which is 10th most common surname in Mainland China. ... Xu can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: 徐 (pinyin Xú, also spelled Hsu or Tsui or Eu) 許 (traditional) or 许 (simplified), (pinyin XÇ”, also spelled Hui or Hii) In this context it is pronounced somewhat like Shoo or simply Shh. ... Sun is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname, written å­« (Traditional) or å­™ (simplified) in Chinese characters, sÅ«n in Hanyu pinyin. ... Zhu can refer to: Chopsticks An ancient Chinese string instrument: Zhu (instrument) An ancient Chinese percussion instrument (柷; pinyin: zhù) The Zhu River A common Chinese surname (朱) Chinese surname history: Zhu Categories: | ... Ma (simplified: 马; traditional: 馬; pinyin: mÇŽ) is one of the most common Chinese family names. ... Hu is a Chinese family name represented by the character 胡. The spelling Hu can be used by numerous less common Chinese family names including but not limited to 胡,ç“ ,è­·,戶,扈,虎,呼,忽,æ–› etc. ... Guo, written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most popular Chinese surnames and means city surrounded by a wall in Chinese; it can also be spelled Kuo, Kwok or Kuok. ... Lin can be a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames, with æž— (pinyin Lín) being overwhelmingly the most common. ... He is the Romanised transliteration of several Chinese family names. ... Gao (chinese:高) is a chinese family name. ... Liang (Chinese: 梁) is a Chinese surname common in Taiwan and southern China. ... Zheng (Hanyu Pinyin) (é„­/郑) or Cheng (Wade-Giles) is a Chinese surname. ... Luo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames ç¾… (Simplified Chinese: ç½—, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lok3). ... Soong is an English transliteration of the Chinese family name 宋. The official Pinyin transliteration is Song, and is Sung in Wade-Giles. ... Tse is the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese surname 謝 (traditional) / è°¢ (simplified), which is pronounced Xiè in Mandarin. ... Tang could refer to: Tang Dynasty of China Tang (Shang dynasty ruler) A transliteration of Chinese family names such as 唐,湯,鄧,é‚“,滕 Tang Clan of Hong Kong, the first inhabitants to leave China and settle in Hong Kong. ... Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Mǐn Nán (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name Bân-lâm-gú; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... For other uses, see Formosan languages, Taiwanese Mandarin, and Languages of Taiwan. ... The Chaozhou language, also called Teochew, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, or Diojiu, is a dialect of the Chinese spoken variant of Minnan 閩南, spoken in the Chaoshan 潮汕 region of eastern Guangdong 廣東. // Chaozhou is a member of the Southern Min or Minnan dialect group, which in turn constitutes one of the seven major dialect... Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ[2]), formerly known under the French colonization as Annamese (see Annam), is the national and official language of Vietnam. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... The Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (not an official name) is the more or less consistent way for romanising Cantonese proper nouns employed by the Hong Kong Government departments and many non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Han is a common transliteration of the Chinese surname 韩 (simp. ... Xu can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: 徐 (pinyin Xú, also spelled Hsu or Tsui or Eu) 許 (traditional) or 许 (simplified), (pinyin XÇ”, also spelled Hui or Hii) In this context it is pronounced somewhat like Shoo or simply Shh. ... Deng is a Chinese, Vietnamese surname. ... Xiao can mean: Xiao — Chinese end-blown flute. ... The surname Feng descended from the 15th son of Zhou Wen Wang, Bi Gong Gao, whose last name was Ji. ... The surname Fung is a variation of the Chinese surname Feng. ... Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. ... 蔡; Cài Cài (Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 蔡) is the 24th most common Chinese surname and derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. ... å½­ Péng Peng (Chinese: å½­; pinyin: Péng) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006. ... The surname Pun is often mistakenly spelt as Poon in order to avoid clashes with the language technique of Pun. ... The character Yuan, in small seal style, circa 2nd century. ... Yu is a traditional Chinese family name. ... Dong (è‘£ in pinyin: DÇ’ng; Cantonese Romanization: Tung) is a common Chinese family names. ... Yu is a traditional Chinese family name. ... Ye (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is the 42nd most common Chinese surname. ... Lu or LU may stand for: // Lu (AL), a town in Italy Lü, a municipality in Switzerland 鲁, or LÇ”, an abbreviation for the Shandong province of the Peoples Republic of China Lucerne, canton of Switzerland Luxembourg (ISO country code) Luton, a town in England Lakehead University, a university in... Wei (魏) refers to: Northern Wei Dynasty, archaeologically the most famous of the Wei dynasties. ... Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: 江, Jiāng 蔣 (traditional) or è’‹ (simplified), JiÇŽng 姜, Jiāng Famous people surnamed 江: Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong Jiang Zemin, PRC leader March Fong Eu (江月桂), first Asian American woman elected to state constitutional office in US Famous people... DU, Du, or du may refer to: Data unit Delhi University Delta Upsilon Democratic Underground Depleted uranium Desktop underwriter Dhaka University Dial-up access Disney University Dobson unit Doctor of the University Doshisha University Drexel University Ducks Unlimited Duisburg (city code plate prefix) Duke University Duquesne University Durham University Hemus... Ding (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a Chinese family name. ... Shen can refer to the supreme kai in the Japanese anime series Dragon Ball Z. an abbrievation for Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ... Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: 江, Jiāng 蔣 (traditional) or è’‹ (simplified), JiÇŽng 姜, Jiāng Famous people surnamed 江: Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong Jiang Zemin, PRC leader March Fong Eu (江月桂), first Asian American woman elected to state constitutional office in US Famous people... Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Mǐn Nán (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name Bân-lâm-gú; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... For other uses, see Formosan languages, Taiwanese Mandarin, and Languages of Taiwan. ... The Chaozhou language, also called Teochew, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, or Diojiu, is a dialect of the Chinese spoken variant of Minnan 閩南, spoken in the Chaoshan 潮汕 region of eastern Guangdong 廣東. // Chaozhou is a member of the Southern Min or Minnan dialect group, which in turn constitutes one of the seven major dialect... Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ[2]), formerly known under the French colonization as Annamese (see Annam), is the national and official language of Vietnam. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... The Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (not an official name) is the more or less consistent way for romanising Cantonese proper nouns employed by the Hong Kong Government departments and many non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Look up fan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: 江, Jiāng 蔣 (traditional) or è’‹ (simplified), JiÇŽng 姜, Jiāng Famous people surnamed 江: Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong Jiang Zemin, PRC leader March Fong Eu (江月桂), first Asian American woman elected to state constitutional office in US Famous people... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up FU in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Zhong can refer to A Chinese musical instrument similar to the bell: see Bianzhong. ... Lu or LU may stand for: // Lu (AL), a town in Italy Lü, a municipality in Switzerland 鲁, or LÇ”, an abbreviation for the Shandong province of the Peoples Republic of China Lucerne, canton of Switzerland Luxembourg (ISO country code) Luton, a town in England Lakehead University, a university in... Wang (王; pinyin: Wáng) is one of the most common and ancient Chinese family names. ... Dai can mean: Dai people, one of the 56 recognized ethnic minorities of China Dai (midwife), a traditional midwife in India, belonging to a lower caste Dai (Arabic: missionary) refers to a person who engages in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam State of Dai was a... Cui may refer to one of the following: César Cui was a Russian composer Jorge Ma. ... Lu or LU may stand for: // Lu (AL), a town in Italy Lü, a municipality in Switzerland 鲁, or LÇ”, an abbreviation for the Shandong province of the Peoples Republic of China Lucerne, canton of Switzerland Luxembourg (ISO country code) Luton, a town in England Lakehead University, a university in... Liao can mean: Liao Dynasty, a former dynasty in northern China founded by the Khitan Liaoning Province Liao (å»–) is a common Chinese family name Liao River is a river in northeastern China (Manchuria) House Liao of the Capellan Confederation in the fictional BattleTech universe liao, a grammatical particle in Singlish... Yao can refer to: The name of the demiurge in Gnostic scripture. ... Fang (Traditional Chinese: ) is the 47th most prevalent Chinese surname. ... Jin (金 pinyin: jīn) is an uncommon Chinese family name. ... Xia details several meanings in the Chinese language and the History of China: The season of summer (夏) Xia (philosophy) is a Chinese philosophy similar (but not identical) to the chivalrous code of European knights. ... Tan (Traditional Chinese: è­š; Simplified Chinese: è°­) is a Chinese surname. ... Wei (魏) refers to: Northern Wei Dynasty, archaeologically the most famous of the Wei dynasties. ... Shi can be: The Chinese term (è©©) for poetry. ... Xiong has several meanings: Xiong (Hmong) is the English spelling (especially in the United States) of one of the 18 clans of Hmongs Xiong is also one spelling for a particular subdivision of the Mongol armies that invaded and subjugated southern and western Asia, as well as parts of eastern... Meng can refer to the following: A common Chinese surname Mèng (å­Ÿ). MEng, short for Master of Engineering. ... Qin, Qín or Chin (Wade-Giles) can refer to. ... Yan may refer to: Martin Yan, host of Yan Can Cook A Chinese surname created for Naming taboo. ... Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Mǐn Nán (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name Bân-lâm-gú; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal map spelling: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Chaozhou language, also called Teochew, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, or Diojiu, is a dialect of the Chinese spoken variant of Minnan 閩南, spoken in the Chaoshan 潮汕 region of eastern Guangdong 廣東. // Chaozhou is a member of the Southern Min or Minnan dialect group, which in turn constitutes one of the seven major dialect... Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ[2]), formerly known under the French colonization as Annamese (see Annam), is the national and official language of Vietnam. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... The Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (not an official name) is the more or less consistent way for romanising Cantonese proper nouns employed by the Hong Kong Government departments and many non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Xue is the pinyin (romanization) of the Chinese surname è–› (XuÄ“); also known as Hsueh in Romanic (Wade-Giles) for oversea Chinese outside mainland China. ... HOU may stand for: the city of Houston, Texas, USA the IATA airport code for Houstons William P. Hobby Airport This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lei is the pinyin of a Chinese surname. ... Taishanese or Hoisanese (台山話: hoi6 saan3 waa2, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 waa2), or Siyi (四邑; after the area of the same name), is a Chinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, a coastal county of the Guangdong province, located southwest of Guangzhou. ... Long is a surname, and may refer to many people. ... Shao 邵 (in pinyin: Shào; Cantonese Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw) is a common Chinese family names. ... Shi can be: The Chinese term (è©©) for poetry. ... Chang is the Pinyin spelling of the Chinese surname 常. It is also the Wade-Giles spelling of the Chinese surname Zhāng (ç«  and å¼µ, pronounced , similar to Jang). Chang is also a common transliteration of the Korean surname 장 (pronounced , Hanja 莊, ç« , å¼µ, or 蔣; also romanized Jang) and the very rare surname ì°½ (pronounced , Hanja... Gu (also spelled Ku and Koo) can refer to several different Chinese family names. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Traditional Chinese), 吴 (Simplified Chinese), which is 10th most common surname in Mainland China. ... He is the Romanised transliteration of several Chinese family names. ... Yan may refer to: Martin Yan, host of Yan Can Cook A Chinese surname created for Naming taboo. ... Yin (Chinese: æ®·; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a rare Chinese surname dating to the fall of the Yin (Shang) Dynasty in 1046 BC. After the Yins collapse, the surviving Yin ruling family collectively changed their surname from their royal surname 子 (pinyin: zi; Wade-Giles: tzu) to the name of their fallen... Shi can be: The Chinese term (è©©) for poetry. ... Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Mǐn Nán (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name Bân-lâm-gú; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal map spelling: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Chaozhou language, also called Teochew, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, or Diojiu, is a dialect of the Chinese spoken variant of Minnan 閩南, spoken in the Chaoshan 潮汕 region of eastern Guangdong 廣東. // Chaozhou is a member of the Southern Min or Minnan dialect group, which in turn constitutes one of the seven major dialect... Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ[2]), formerly known under the French colonization as Annamese (see Annam), is the national and official language of Vietnam. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviat