Duan (surname)
| Duan | |
|---|---|
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Chinese character Duàn | |
| Pronunciation | Duàn (Pinyin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Korean, Vietnam |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Derivative(s) | Đoàn, Dan |
段 (Mandarin Chinese: Duan; Vietnamese: Đoàn; Korean: Dan) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin that can be found in China, Korea and Vietnam.
Notable people
China
- Duan Sui (died 386) was a ruler of the Xianbei state Western Yan
- Duan Siping, founder of the Kingdom of Dali
- Duan Yucai (1735–1815), philologist
- Duan Qirui (1865–1936), Chinese politician
Vietnam
- Doan Hoang (Hoàng Nien Thuc-Đoan), film producer, screenwriter, and director
- Đoàn Minh Phượng, film director
- Doan Thi Cach (Ðoàn Thį Cách), sprint canoer
- Doan Van Toai (Đoàn Văn Toại), Vietnamese democracy activist and author of The Vietnamese Gulag
See also
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