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List of the most used Chinese surnames (last names) and the meanings behind them, in ranking order of popularity:
1: Chinese plum 2: judge 3: a star's name
Wang n.
1: emperor 2: king 3: prince 4: court 5: dynasty 6: chief 7: grandfather; grandmother 8: ruler 9: champion
Zhang n. 1: proposal 2: a plants name 3: curtain
v. 1: draw back 2: open 3: put up 4: magnify 5: spread
Liu v. 1: kill 2: capture
n. a weapon's name
Chen adj. 1: old 2: stale
v. 1: lay out 2: explain
Yang n. 1: poplar 2: trembling aspen
Zhao n. an ancient Chinese state
Huang adj. yellow; sallow
n. 1: golden seal 2: the Yellow River; 3: the Yellow Emperor 4: pornography 5. wine 6: an ancient Chinese state 7: infant 8: old man
v. 1: fall through 2: ripen
Zhou adj. 1: careful; meticulous; well-considered 2: close; intimate 3: complete 4: honest
n. 1: circumference; periphery 2: corner 3: week 4: a Chinese dynasty v. 1: make a circuit 2:preserve 3: offer financial help to
Wu adj. big n. an ancient Chinese state v. peal
Xu adj. 1: gentle; slow 2: leisurely 3: all
n.
an ancient Chinese state v. 1: walk slowly 2: spread
Sun n. 1: grandson; granddaughter 2: a relative of grandchild's generation 3: descendant 4: small network
Hu adj. 1: careless; reckless 2: black 3: far; great adv. 1: how 2: why 3: what n. 1: something resembling a wattle 2: non-Han nationalities living in the north and west of China in ancient times 3: wattle 4: an ancient Chinese state 5: moustache
Zhu adj. vermilion; bright-red n. 1: the tree with red core 2: scarlet thing
Gao adj. 1: high; tall 2: above the average; of a high degree; superior; advanced 3: empty; unrealist 4: old; aged 5: elated; loud n. 1: height 2: an elevated place v. 1: raise; heighten 2: respect 3: live in seclusion
Lin adj. various n. 1: forest; grove; woods 2: secluded place 3: circle 4: surbur 5: forestry
He adv. 1: what 2: where 3: who 4: which v. 1: ask 2: berate; excoriate
Guo n. 1: the outer wall of a city 2: city 3: outer frame or sheath 4: an ancient Chinese state v. 1: expand 2: open up
Ma adj. big n. 1: horse 2: code v. 1: draw face 2: take horse; control a horse
Reference: Kingsoft PowerWord 2000 |
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