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The Chinese expression "Three Zhang Four Li" (simplified Chinese: 张三李四; traditional Chinese: 張三李四; pinyin: Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì) is used to mean "anyone" or "everyone", [4] but the most common surnames are currently Wang in mainland China [5] and Chen in Taiwan. [6]
Chinese surnames have a history of over 3,000 years. Chinese mythology, however, reaches back further to the legendary figure Fuxi (with the surname Feng), who was said to have established the system of Chinese surnames to distinguish different families and prevent marriage of people with the same family names. [8]
As the surname of the emperors of the Tang dynasty, Li was bestowed upon or adopted by numerous people. During the period, it became one of the most common Chinese surnames. Li was the imperial surname of the Tang dynasty, founded by Li Yuan in 618 AD. One of the most prosperous and influential dynasties in Chinese history, Tang was ruled by 20 ...
Wang (surname) Wang ( / wɑːŋ /) is the pinyin romanization of the common Chinese surnames 王 ( Wáng ). It is currently the most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with more than 107 million in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. [ 2][ 3]
Language (s) Chinese. Origin. Meaning. Name of a noble family of the ancient state of Chen. Region of origin. China. Yuan ( 袁, Mandarin pronunciation: [ɥɛ̌n] ⓘ) is a Chinese surname ranked 37th in China by population in 2019. [ 1][ 2] In Standard Chinese, the surname is transliterated Yuán ( hanyu pinyin) or Yüen2 " ( Wade-Giles ).
Ban (Chinese surname) Bao (surname) Bei (surname) Bi (surname) Bian (surname) Bing (Chinese surname) Bo (Chinese surname) Bong (surname) Buddhist surname.
Hundred Family Surnames poem written in Chinese characters and Phagspa script, from Shilin Guangji written by Chen Yuanjing in the Yuan dynasty. The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, [1] also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, [2] is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames.
Ma ( simplified Chinese: 马; traditional Chinese: 馬; pinyin: Mǎ) is a Chinese family name. The surname literally means "horse". [ 1] As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in mainland China. In 2019 it was the 13th most common surname in mainland China. [ 2]