Rui (surname)
| Rui (芮) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pronunciation | Ruì ([ɻwî]) (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Jui |
Rui[1] is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 芮 in Chinese character. It is romanized Jui in Wade–Giles. Rui is listed 209th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[3]
Notable people
- Rui Yifu (芮逸夫; 1898–1991), Republic of China anthropologist
- Rui Zhenggao (芮正皋; born 1919), Republic of China diplomat
- Rui Xingwen (1927–2005), Communist Party Chief of Shanghai
- Rui Qingkai (芮清凯; born 1945), lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army
- Rui Naiwei (born 1963), female Go player
- Rui Chenggang (born 1977), former China Central Television news anchor
References
- ↑ The approximate pronunciation in English is /ˈrweɪ/.
- ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ↑ 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 2014-10-11.
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