Sun (surname)

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Sun is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname, written 孫 (Traditional) or 孙 (simplified) in Chinese characters, sūn in Hanyu pinyin. Other transliterations include Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Tôn (Vietnam), Son (Japan/Korea), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Suan (Philippines) and Sng (other regions).

Note that in Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations, the surname Xin (辛) is transliterated as Sun.

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Gui (嬀) clan of Qi from Shun. Sun Tzu, Sun Bin is Gui clan.
Sun Quan (孫權) of Wu (state), he is Gui (嬀) clan
Ji (姬) clan of Zhou Dynasty, like Zheng, Guan, Wei, Wang, Kang, Han clan.
Wei (羋: Mi) family of Xiong (熊) clan in Chu. Yuan (薳: Wei, Won) clan change surname to Wei (蔿), later re-change to Son (孫)
Sun Wanrong (孫萬榮) of Khitan people, Liao Dynasty
China's some ethnic groups use surname Son (孫)
Ju Li Ma (俱禮馬: Gu Le Ma) in Silla, his had surname Son (孫)
Xun Ning (荀凝) of IlGic (一直) at Goryeo 1200 AD, he change surname to from Xun (荀: Soon), to Sun (孫: Son)
Sun Shi Lao (孫時老) is Wokou of Japan, naturalized to Korea
Some korean get surname to Son (孫) by mother surname

Michael Suen - the Secretary for Education of Hong Kong
Sun Bin - a militarist in the Warring States Period and descendant of Sun Tzu
Sun Chuanfang - a Zhili clique warlord
Sun Honglei - Chinese Actor (Hong Kong) starring in numerous films and TV dramas
Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan - the rulers of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period
Sun Jihai - a football player from People's Republic of China
Sun Li-jen - a general of the Republic of China who fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II and the Chinese Civil War
Sun Mingming (born 1983), Chinese basketball player
Sun Nan - a Chinese male singer
Sun Shu'ao - a politician of the Chu state in the Spring and Autumn Period
Sun Simiao - a traditional Chinese medicine physician of the Sui and Tang dynasties
Stefanie Sun - a Singaporean singer-songwriter
Sun Tzu (aka Sun Wu) - a militarist in the Spring and Autumn Period, the author of The Art of War
Sun Tzu (aka Sun Zi) - mathematician famous for the Chinese remainder theorem
Sun Wen - a football player from the People's Republic of China
Sun Yang (Bo Le) - a horse scout of the Spring and Autumn Period
Sun Yat-sen - the founder of the Republic of China
Sun Yue (basketball) - a NBA basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers
Sun Wei - a Japanese fashion model (of Chinese origin)

Sun Wukong - the non-human protagonist of Journey to the West
Son Goku - main character in the Dragon Ball series loosely based on Sun Wukong.
Son Gohan - son of Son Goku from Dragon Ball.
Son Goten - second son of Son Goku from Dragon Ball.
Son Goku Jr. - Great-great grandson of Goku from Dragon Ball

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