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Liu (simplified Chinese: 刘; traditional Chinese: 劉; / lj oʊ / or / lj uː / [1]) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: Liú in Mandarin Chinese, Lau 4 in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character 劉 originally meant 'battle axe', but is now used only as a surname.
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]
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.
The traditional origin of the surname 張 (Old Chinese: *C. traŋ [1]) is rooted in Chinese legend. The fifth son of the Yellow Emperor , Qing Yangshi ( simplified Chinese : 青 阳 氏 ; traditional Chinese : 青 陽 氏 ; pinyin : Qīng Yángshì ), had a son Hui ( 挥 ; 揮 ; Huī ) who was inspired by the Heavenly Bow constellation ...
The name is widely used in Hong Kong and some of the Commonwealth countries. Many migrants moved to parts of south-east Asia, Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States. Wong is also a rare English surname derived from Old English "Geong" meaning young. However, Young is the more common surname from this origin.
Shaw is primarily a surname of English or Chinese origin, rarely used as a given name. In English, it derives from Old English roots meaning "woodland" or "thicket". In Chinese contexts, Shaw is a romanization of the surname 邵 (), or 萧 among overseas Chinese communities especially in the United States.
The Yang surname members adopted many local sounding and customizable Western style or another language beside Mandarin Chinese surnames with even neutralization name and changes rapidly through generations, but some still preserved Mandarin Chinese character name as secondary name beside the legal name, and appear a lot in some countries like ...
Wu is also a surname (in antiquity, the name of legendary Wu Xian 巫咸). Wuma 巫馬 (lit. "shaman horse") is both a Chinese compound surname (for example, the Confucian disciple Wuma Shi/Qi 巫馬施/期 ) and a name for "horse shaman; equine veterinarian" (for example, the Zhouli official).