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Bi (surname)

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Bi
The simplified Character for Bi
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–GilesPi

Bi (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade–Giles: Pi) is a Chinese surname. It is listed 76th in the Song dynasty classic text, the Hundred Family Surnames.[1]

Origin

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  1. Deriving from the surname Ji, King Wen of Zhou's fifteenth son Bi Gonggao was given the title of Bi, his descendants then used the surname Bi.[2]
  2. Originating from Ethnic minorities.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  2. ^ 《通志·氏族略》、《新唐书·宰相世系表》均有記載.