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Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia - Chinese Surname
A Chinese surname, family name (Chinese: 姓; Hanyu Pinyin: xìng or clan name 氏; shì), is one of the hundreds or thousands of family ...
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Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Surname - Origin Of Surnames
Prior to the Warring States Period (5th century BCE), only the royal family and the aristocratic elite could generally take surnames. His...
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Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Surname - The Sociological Use Of Surnames
Throughout most of Chinese history, surnames have served sociological functions. Because of their association with the aristocratic elite...
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Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Surname - Surnames At Present
Of the thousands of surnames which have been identified from historical texts prior to the Han Dynasty, most have either been lost or sim...
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Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Surname - Distribution Of Surnames
Surnames are not evenly distributed throughout China's geography. In northern China, Wang (王) is the most popular surname, being shared...
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Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Surname - Usage
In writing Chinese names, Chinese family names are placed before the given name, e.g. Cheung Kwok Wing. Hence the Western concept of firs...
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