Zhai
Pronunciation | Zhái (Mandarin) Chak (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Chai, Chak |
Zhai is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 翟 in Chinese character. It is romanized Chai in Wade–Giles, and Chak in Cantonese. It is listed 292nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 120th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[2]
Notable people
- Zhai Huang (翟璜; fl. 4th century BC), Prime Minister of Marquess Wen of Wei
- Zhai Fangjin (翟方進; died 7 AD), Prime Minister of the Han dynasty
- Zhai Liao (died 391), founder of the Zhai Wei state
- Zhai Zhao (died 393), son of Zhai Liao, the second and final ruler of Zhai Wei
- Zhai Rang (died 617), Sui dynasty rebel leader
- Zhai Wang (翟汪; 1877–1941), Republic of China politician, Governor of Guangdong province
- Zhai Wenxuan (翟文選; 1878–1950), Republic of China politician, Governor of Liaoning province
- Zhai Yiwo (翟一我; 1921–2007), journalist and translator
- Zhai Yusheng (翟裕生; born 1930), geologist
- Zhai Xiangjun (1939–2019), translator and educator
- Zhai Wanchen (翟万臣; born 1949), actor
- Zhai Zhenhua (born 1951), writer
- Zhai Jun (born 1954), Chinese ambassador to France
- Zhai Yongming (born 1955), poet
- Zhai Zhigang (born 1966), astronaut
- Zhai Chao (born 1971), female Olympic handball player
- Zhai Yanpeng (born 1982), football player
- William Chak or Zhai Weilian (born 1985), Hong Kong actor
- Zhai Ling (翟凌; born 1987), model
- Zhai Tianlin (born 1987), actor
- Chak Ting Fung or Zhai Tingfeng (born 1989), Hong Kong football player
- Zhai Xiaochuan (born 1993), Chinese basketball player
- Zhai Siming (born 1996), Singaporean actor
References
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101–200 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China (2013, Fuxi Culture Association)
- Tāng 汤/湯
- Xiàng 向
- Cháng 常
- Wēn 温/溫
- Kāng 康
- Shī 施
- Wén 文
- Niú 牛
- Fán 樊
- Gě 葛
- Xíng 邢
- Ān 安
- Qí 齐/齊
- Yì 易
- Qiáo 乔/喬
- Wǔ 伍
- Pāng 庞/龐
- Yán 颜/顏
- Ní 倪
- Zhuāng 庄/莊
- Niè 聂/聶
- Zhāng 章
- Lǔ 鲁/魯
- Yùe 岳
- Zhāi 翟
- Shàn 单/單
- Jì 季
- Péi 裴
- Huò 霍
- Tú 涂
- Chéng 成
- Miáo 苗
- Gǔ 谷
- Shèng 盛
- Qǔ 曲
- Wēng 翁
- Rán 冉
- Luò 骆/駱
- Lán 蓝/藍
- Lù 路
- Yóu 游
- Xīn 辛
- Jìn 靳
- Ōuyáng 欧阳/歐陽
- Guǎn 管
- Chái 柴
- Méng 蒙
- Baò 鲍/鮑
- Bì 毕/畢
- Yù 喻
- Hundred Family Surnames
- List of common Chinese surnames
- 100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China
Surname list
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