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 xìng family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be surnamed
 xìng míng surname and given name / full name
 Oū yáng two-character surname Ouyang
西 Xī mén surname Ximen
 Xuān yuán two-character surname Xuanyuan
 Sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima
 Mù róng a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people / two-character surname Murong
 Sī tú minister of education (history) / two-character surname Situ
 Zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1 ge2]
 Gōng sūn two-character surname Gongsun
 Bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen) / surname Polo
 Bǎi lǐ two-character surname Baili
 Yǔ wén a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen
 Hé tián Hotan, city and prefecture in Xinjiang / Wada (Japanese surname and place name)
 Dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
 Huáng fǔ two-character surname Huangfu
 Qiān yè Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
 Líng hú old place name (in modern Linyi county 臨猗縣|临猗县, Shanxi) / two-character surname Linghu
 jǐng shàng Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
 Duān mù two-character surname Duanmu
 Yī téng Itō / or Itoh, Japanese surname / Ito-Yokado (supermarket) (abbr. for 伊藤洋華堂|伊藤洋华堂)
 Yù chí surname Yuchi
 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname?
 Nā surname Na
 Ní kè sōng Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974 / surname Nixon
 sōng běn Matsumoto (Japanese surname and place name)
 Dà yě Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)
 Fù lán kè lín Franklin / Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author / surname Franklin
 jí tián Yoshida (Japanese surname and place name)
 Chún yú two-character surname Chunyu
 Gōng qí Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)
 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
 Rén surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei
 Qiáo běn Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name)
 fù xìng two-character surname such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3]
 Shēn tú two-character surname Shentu
 Oū surname Ou
 Bā ěr dì mó Baltimore (place name, surname etc)
 Qiū jí ěr Winston Churchill (1874-1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955 / surname Churchill
 Dà bǎn Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4 ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era
 Dōng guō two-character surname Dongguo
 Shàn surname Shan
 Huà Mt Hua 華山|华山 / in Shaanxi / surname Hua
 Jǐ surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4]
 Fàn surname Fan
 Hàn xìng Han surname / Chinese surname
 Sòng surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 / (420-479)
 Sà Bodhisattva / surname Sa
 Gě surname Ge
 yù surname Yu
 Wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
 Jiǎng surname Jiang / refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
 Shào surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
 Hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
 Qín surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] / abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]
 Pān surname Pan
 Péng surname Peng
 Dèng surname Deng
 Yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan
 Féng surname Feng
 Zhài surname Zhai
 Gě surname Ge
 gān surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 / representing sky / male principle
 Xiāo surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
 Yū surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
 Jiǎ surname Jia
 Pān surname Pan / Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes
 Piáo surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak, or Bak) / also pr. [Pu2]
 Cài surname Cai
 Háng surname Hang / Hangzhou
 Yán Yama / gate of village / surname Yan
 Shào surname Shao / place name
 Suí the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD) / surname Sui
 Yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu
 Liào surname Liao
 E4 abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] in central China / surname E
 Hǎo ancient place name / surname Hao
 Zōu surname Zou / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province
 Tóng surname Tong
 Gōng surname Gong
 Yù surname Yu / place name
 Yáo surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
 Xíng surname Xing / place name
 Zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic)
 Chǔ surname Chu
 Téng vassal state of Zhou in Shandong / Teng county in Shandong / surname Teng
 Zhái surname Zhai
 Xī same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], a mythical emperor / surname Xi
 Lóu surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
 Jī surname Ji / name of a mountain
 Wā surname Wa / sister of legendary emperor Fu Xi 伏羲
 Tán surname Tan
 Lù name of a river / surname Lu
 Pú name of a river / surname Pu
 Kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui
 Cháo surname Chao
 Yè surname Ye / ancient district in modern day Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
 Kuàng surname Kuang
 Yùn surname Yun
 Lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / surname Li
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