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A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one character. Many of these compound surnames derive from Zhou dynasty Chinese noble and official titles, professions, place names and other areas, to serve a purpose. Some are originally from various tribes that lived in ancient China, while others were created by joining two one ...
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 surname is patrilinear where the father's surname is passed on to his children, but more recently some people have opted to use both parents' surnames; although this practice has increased in recent times, it is still relatively uncommon in China, with those who adopted both parents' surnames numbering at only 1.1 million in 2018 (up ...
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Ouyang (traditional Chinese: 歐陽; simplified Chinese: 欧阳; pinyin: Ōuyáng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄡㄧㄤˊ) 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.
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [17] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique. [18]
Xiahou (Chinese: 夏侯; pinyin: Xiàhóu) is a Chinese compound surname from the Spring and Autumn period.After the State of Qi was destroyed by Chu, Duke Jian of Qi's younger brother, Prince Tuo (公子佗), fled to the State of Lu.