Learn more about 百家姓
Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames |
Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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百
|
hundred / numerous / all kinds of / surname bai | |
家
|
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-han china / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to english -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / surname jia | |
姓
|
family name / to be surnamed / surname |
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