Jian (surname)
| Romanization | Wade-Giles: Chien Hokkien: Kan Teochew: Kean Cantonese: Kan (Hong Kong) Gan (Macao) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | jiǎn (jian3) |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Meaning | simple |
Jian, (simplified Chinese: 简; traditional Chinese: 簡 is a Han surname meaning "simple". It was the 382th surname listed on the Hundred Family Surnames.
Notable people
- Jian Zi-Hao (简自豪), Uzi (League of Legends player)
- Sir Yuet-keung Kan GBE JP (Chinese: 簡悅強, 26 July 1913 – 14 September 2012) Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer
- Jianzhi (簡之), courtesy name of Yao Silian (姚思廉; died 637), an official of the Chinese dynasties Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty
- Victor Kan (簡華捷, Kan Wah Chit; born 1941) Hong Kong student of the late Yip Man
- Masayoshi Kan (簡 優好, Kan Masayoshi) (born 25 February 1972 in Chiba) is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
- Eugene Chien (traditional Chinese: 簡又新; simplified Chinese: 简又新; pinyin: Jiǎn Yòuxīn; Wade–Giles: Chiěn Yòu-hsīn) (born February 4, 1946) is a politician and diplomat of the Republic of China on Taiwan
- Chien Yu-Hsiu (simplified Chinese: 简佑修; traditional Chinese: 簡佑修; pinyin: Jiǎn Yùxiù; Wade–Giles: Chien Yü-hsiu; born February 29, 1980) is a male badminton player from the Republic of China.
- John Chien (簡啟聰主教, March 23, 1940 - March 5, 2013) third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan from 1988 to 2001
- Chien Tung-ming (Chinese: 簡東明; born 4 June 1951) is a Taiwanese aboriginal politician. A member of the Paiwan tribe also known by the name Uliw Qaljupayare