Bian (surname)
Bian is the romanization of several Chinese surnames, including Biàn 卞, Biān 边, Biǎn 扁, Biàn 弁, Biàn 汴, etc. Biān 边 is the most common of these names, while Biàn 卞 is the second-most common.[1]
Notable people named Bian
卞 Biàn
It is the 86th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2] As of 2018, it is the 269th most common surname in China.[3]
- Bian He, discoverer of the Heshibi
- Empress Dowager Bian to Cao Cao
- Empress Bian to Cao Mao
- Empress Bian to Cao Huan
- Bian Zhilin, poet in 20th century
- Bian Zhongyun, deputy principal beaten to death with wooden sticks by a group of students during Beijing's Red August at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
- Bian Yingui, physicist specializing in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
- Bian Xiaoxuan, historian in Chinese literature
- Bian Liunian, Chinese musician, composer, and musical director
- Bian Jun, former Chinese international football player
- Bian Lan, retired Chinese basketball player
- Bian Ka, Chinese shot putter
- Bian Chuxian, singer and member of SNH48's Team SII
边 Biān
It is the 313th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2] As of 2018, it is the 200th most common surname in China.[4]
- Bian Zhang, official in the Eastern Han dynasty
- Queen Bian, empress of Western Qin
- Bian Hao, general of Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
- Bian Jingzhao, painter in Ming Dynasty
- Bian Shoumin, painter in Qing Dynasty
- Bian Jinyang (边金阳; born 1993 in Heilongjiang, China) a Chinese author who published as a child
- Bian Jiang, Chinese voice actor
- Bian Hongmin, male Chinese volleyball player
扁 Biǎn
- Bian Que (real name Qin Yueren 秦越人), earliest known Chinese physician, according to semi-legends
See also
References
- ^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ a b K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- ^ 2018年最新百家姓氏排名 [Latest ranking of surnames as of 2018] (in Chinese). 265o.com. 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ 2018年最新百家姓氏排名 [Latest ranking of surnames as of 2018] (in Chinese). 265o.com. 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-01.