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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]
During the Zhou dynasty, in the Lu (state), those with the surname Ji (姬) or of the family Gongsun Jiang (公孙强) took the surname Jiang (疆). It was also used as a given name. in Former Qin, the name "Jiang Duan" (强端) became the Jiang (疆). Before this, the surname had been Fu (苻), indicating descent from "Fú Jiān" (苻堅).
Chen ([ʈʂʰə̌n] ⓘ) is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) [1] and Singapore (2000). [2] Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong.
It is the 60th most common surname in China (2007), roughly 0.34% [when?] of the Han Chinese population. [1] The Lu clan of Fanyang stem from this surname before taking on the Lu (盧) surname. Derivative surnames of Jiang include Zhang, [2] Lü, [3] Qiu, [4] Shen., [5] These originated: In the Qi (state), Jiang Ziya's descendants had the ...
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 ...
As a Chinese surname, Chin could originate from numerous Chinese characters including the following, listed by their spelling in Mandarin Pinyin: [1]. Chen (traditional Chinese: 陳; simplified Chinese: 陈), spelled Chin based on its pronunciation in multiple varieties of Chinese including Hakka (Hagfa Pinyim: Cin 2; IPA: /t͡sʰɨn¹¹/).
The 2010 United States Census found 3,756 people with the surname Chien, making it the 8,732nd-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 3,239 (9,257th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and roughly three per cent as non-Hispanic ...
Xiong's literal meaning is "bear".In ancient China, it was used as a clan name by a branch of the Mi (), the royal family of the state of Chu.As recorded by Sima Qian, they claimed descent from Zhuanxu, a son of the Yellow Emperor in Chinese mythology, and Yuxiong (鬻熊), a tutor of the King Wen of Zhou in the 11th century BC.