Zhai

For the Forgotten Realms character, see Zhai (Forgotten Realms).
Not to be confused with Chai (surname).
Zhai (翟)
Pronunciation Zhái (Mandarin)
Chak (Cantonese)
Language(s) Chinese
Origin
Language(s) Old Chinese
Other names
Variant(s) Chai, Chak

Zhai[1] is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Chai in Wade–Giles, and Chak in Cantonese. It is listed 292nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2] As of 2008, it is the 120th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. The approximate English pronunciation is //.
  2. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  3. 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 2014-09-18.
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