Chinese-language surnames

Liu (; or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'battle axe', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world.

classic composition of common surnames in China's Song dynasty

Chinese family name (陳 / 陈)

surnames used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups

QU, Qu or qu may refer to:

Chinese family name (黃/黄)

Chinese family name (趙 / 赵)

Chinese family name (楊 / 杨)

Chinese family name (周)

Chinese family name (林)

family name (袁)

family name (馬/马)

"Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds a city" in Chinese. It can also be transliterated as Cok, Gou, Quo, Quach, Quek, Que, Keh, Kuo, Kwo, Kuoch, Kok, Koc, Kwee, Kwek, Kwik, Kwok, Kuok, Kuek, Gock, Koay, or Ker. The Korean equivalent is spelled Kwak; the Vietnamese equivalent is Quách.

family name (張)

Chinese family name (蕭 / 萧)

Chinese family name (孫 / 孙)

Chinese family name (李)

family name

family name (安)

Chinese family name (曹)

family name (羅/罗)

Chinese family name (高)

Chinese family name (朱)

Chinese family name (蔡)

Chinese family name (鄧 / 邓)

Chinese family name (韓/韩)

Chinese family name (呂 / 吕)

Chinese family name (葉 / 叶)

Chinese family name (彭)

Dong () is a surname of Chinese origin. Dong is from a Chinese character that also means "to supervise" or "to administer." The story goes that in the 23rd century BC, an adviser to the Emperor Shun was conferred this surname due to his ability to supervise and train dragons. In 2019, it was the 35th most common surname in mainland China, shared by 6,770,000 people or 0.510% of the population.

Zhuge in Chinese, Jegal in Korean, Gia Cát in Vietnamese or Morokuzu in Japanese is a compound surname in East Asia. It is ranked 314th in Hundred Family Surnames in China. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture, due to the fame of Zhuge Liang. It originated from a branch of the Ge family, who added a character to their name.

Chinese family name (司馬/司马)

Chinese family name (鄭 / 郑)

Chinese family name (苏/蘇)

Chinese family name (胡)

Chinese family name (梁)

Chinese family name (白)

Chinese family name (許 / 许)

Chinese surname Wan (萬 / 万)

Chinese family name (錢 / 钱)

Chinese family name ()

Ouyang () is a Chinese surname. It is the most common two-character Chinese compound surname, being the only two-character name of the 400 most common Chinese surnames, according to a 2013 study.

Féng () is a Chinese surname. It is 9th in the Song dynasty Hundred Family Surname poem and is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. Unlike the less common Feng surname 鳳 ("phoenix" fourth tone) it is a rising second tone féng in modern Mandarin Chinese.

Chinese family name (譚 / 谭)

family name

Chinese family name

family name (賴/赖)

Chinese family name (顧 / 顾)

Chinese family name (金)

Chinese family name (雷)

family name (王)

Chinese family name (孔)

Chinese family name (姚)

Chinese family name (姬)

Chinese surname (华/華)

Chinese family name (陸 / 陆)

Chinese family name (黎)

The Huyan (; LHC: *ha(C)-jan H/B) was a noble house that led the last remnants of the Northern Xiongnu to Dzungaria in the second century after the Battle of the Altai Mountains.

Chinese family name (潘)

Chinese family name (廖)