Encyclopedia - 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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation - Usage
It is used in romanising names of people, when the applicant do not produce one by her/himself, and geographical names, for places which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation - Spelling
It is not a fully standardised system, and many of the phonemes correspond to more than one letter combination, or the other way round. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation - Pronunciation In English
The romanized words are normally pronounced in a somewhat anglicized way, with the following characteristics which are different than wha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article