Bei (surname)
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| Pronunciation | Bèi (Mandarin) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Pei |
Bei is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 贝 in simplified Chinese and 貝 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Pei in Wade–Giles. Bei is listed 110th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]
Notable people
- Bei Jinquan (贝锦泉; 1831–1890), Qing dynasty general
- Bei Shizhang (1903–2009), "Father of Chinese Biophysics"
- I. M. Pei (Bei Yuming, 1917–2019), Chinese-American architect
- Peggy Lam (Bei Yujia, born 1928), Hong Kong politician
- Pui Kwan Kay (Bei Junqi; 貝鈞奇; born 1951), Hong Kong businessman
- Bei Ling (貝嶺, born 1959), Chinese poet
References
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ 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 2014-09-25.
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