Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two

Chinese surnames Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the W ...

, namely Cuī () and Xú ().

Origins

Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...

s, listed below by their

Hanyu Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means ' Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin'' literally ...

transliteration (which reflects the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pronunciation): * Cuī (), which originated as a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

from a fief by that name in the

state of Qi Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a ancient Chinese state, regional state of the Zhou dynasty in History of China#Ancient China, ancient China, whose rulers held Zhou dynasty nobility, titles of ''Hou'' (), then ''Gong (title), Go ...

; a grandson of

Jiang Ziya Jiang Ziya ( century BC – 11th century BC), also known by several other names, also known by his posthumous name as the Duke Tai of Qi, was the founding monarch of the Qi state. He was a military general and strategist who as ...

renounced his claim to the throne and went to live in that fief, and his descendants took its name as their surname. It is spelled Ts'ui in the

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles ( ) is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from the system produced by Thomas Francis Wade during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert Giles's '' A Chinese–English Dictionary'' ...

system of transliterating Mandarin (which remains common in Taiwan and was used elsewhere until the mid-to-late 20th century). The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation (). * Xú (), which originated as a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

from the ancient

state of Xu Xu (), also called Xu Rong () or Xu Yi () by its enemies, was an independent Dongyi, Huaiyi ancient Chinese states, state of the Bronze Age#China, Chinese Bronze Age that was ruled by the Yíng, Ying family () and controlled much of the Huai Rive ...

, adopted by the descendants of Boyi after the state was annexed by the

state of Chu Chu (, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was an Ancient Chinese states, ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted ...

. The spelling Tsui is based on its

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

pronunciation (); it is nearly

homophonous A homophone () is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning or in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, for example ''rose'' (flower) and ''rose'' (past tense of "rise"), or spelled differently, a ...

with the above surname in Cantonese aside from the differing

tone Tone may refer to: Visual arts and color-related * Tone (color theory), a mix of tint and shade, in painting and color theory * Tone (color), the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a color * Toning (coin), color change in coins * ...

Statistics

The 2010 United States Census found 3,168 people with the surname Tsui, making it the 10,180th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,725 (10,748th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and roughly two percent as

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...

People

Academics

* Daniel C. Tsui (; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist *

Amy Tsui Amy Ong Tsui (born 1949) is an American demographer. Due to the Chinese Civil War, Tsui's father emigrated to the United States to pursue doctoral studies in agricultural economics. Tsui was born in Pullman, Washington in 1949. The elder Tsui work ...

(born 1949), American demographer *

Lap-Chee Tsui Lap-Chee Tsui (; born 21 December 1950) is a Chinese-born Canadian geneticist and served as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong. Personal life He grew up in Kowloon, Hong Kong and attended . He studied Biolog ...

(; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist *

Tsui Tin-Chau Tsui Tin-Chau (born 1958 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese-born Dutchman who is well known in the Chinese community in the Netherlands. His ancestral home is Zhongshan, Guangdong. He emigrated to the Netherlands in 1972. After graduating from secondar ...

(; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher *

Ban Tsui Ban Chi Ho Tsui (; Jyutping: ceoi4 zi3 hou4) is a Chinese-Canadian anesthesiologist and researcher. Dr. Tsui serves as the Executive Associate Dean; Head of Clinical Medicine & Hospital Network; Chair and Chief, Department of Anesthesiology, Cr ...

(; born 1963), Hong Kong-born Canadian Anesthesiologist * Anne S. Tsui (), Shanghai-born American business professor *

Tsui Ming-sum Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cuī () and Xú (). Origins Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate Chinese surnames, listed below by their Hanyu Pinyin transliteration ...

(), Hong Kong social scientist *

Kennie Tsui Kennie Tsui is a New Zealand chemical and environmental engineer. In July 2021, she was appointed chief executive of the New Zealand Geothermal Association. In December 2024, she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, fo ...

(), New Zealand chemical engineer

Athletes

Tsui Hsiu-li Tsui Hsiu-li (born 21 May 1973) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed in the women's doubles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney ...

(; born 1973), Taiwanese table tennis player *

Tsui Fang-hsuan Tsui Fang-hsuan (born 8 March 1984) is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal in heavyweight at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Asian Taekwondo Championships, and a bronze medal at t ...

(born 1984), Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner *

Tsui Wan Yi Tsui Wan Yi (born 11 September 1984) is a fencer from Hong Kong, who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an A ...

(born 1984), Hong Kong fencer *

Tsui Chi Ho Tsui Chi Ho (; born 17 February 1990) is a Hong Kong sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tsui Chi Ho competed in the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Jakarta, winning bronze in both the 1 ...

(; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter *

Tsui Wang Kit Tsui Wang Kit (; born 5 January 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Chinese Super League club Yunnan Yukun and the Hong Kong national team. Club career On 10 January 2018, Tsui transferred to ...

(; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer

Entertainment industry

Tsui Hsiao-ping Tsui Hsiao-ping (; 1922/23 – 11 March 2017) was a Taiwanese radio personality and director. Tsui was born in Jinan, China as the daughter of a postal worker. Her family was forced to move away from their home due to the Second Sino-Japanese Wa ...

(; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan *

Tsui Fu-sheng Tsui Fu-sheng (; 8 July 1931 – 26 December 2013) was a Taiwanese actor. He began acting after completed military service in the Republic of China Air Force. Fu was awarded the Golden Horse for Best Supporting Actor in 1966. His role in '' The ...

(; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor *

Tsui Ping Tsui Ping (, born 1938) was a Mandopop singer active from 1950 to 1971. She was called the "queen of expressive feelings" () and the "Goldfish Beauty" (). Career Tsui Ping's family originates from Jiangsu, China, but she was born in Harbin in ...

(; 1938–20??), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong *

Paula Tsui Paula Tsui Siu Fung (born 1 January 1949) is a Hong Kong singer, with a career spanning over 50 years. She was affiliated with the TVB television station until the mid-1990s and has performed for Asia Television on several occasions since 1995. ...

(; born 1949), Hong Kong singer *

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from ...

(; born 1950), Hong Kong film director * Tsui Siu-ming (; born 1953), Hong Kong actor *

Elvis Tsui Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...

(; born 1961), Hong Kong actor * Yvette Tsui (; born 1963), Taiwanese television host *

Tsui Wing Tsui Wing (born August 7, 1974) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB. Tsui is best known for his roles as "Kau Chun" in the 2007-2008 sitcom '' Best Selling Secrets'' and "Ma Keung" in the 2012-2015 sitcom ''Come Home Love ''Come Home Lo ...

(; born 1974), Hong Kong actor *

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(; born 1979), Hong Kong actress *

Roy Tsui Tsui Ka Ho ( zh, 徐家豪; born 30 September 1980), better known by his pen name Lam Yat-heiy (Chinese: 林日曦) or Roy Tsui, is a Hong Kong lyricist, who has composed over 80 pieces of lyrics since 2007. He is also a writer and the founder ...

(; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist *

Jeremy Tsui Xu Zhengxi (, born 5 May 1985), also known as Jeremy Tsui, Izz Xu, Jones Xu or Jeremy Jones Xu is a Chinese actor. Career He first gained attention with his portrayal of male lead Ji Rufeng in 2011 modern romance drama ''Waking Love Up'', an ...

(; born 1985), Chinese actor *

Sam Tsui Samuel Tsui (born May 2, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and video producer. He rose to fame as an internet celebrity known for doing covers and musical medleys of songs by pop artists. He has since released original songs and expanded ...

(born 1989), American singer-songwriter *

Harrison Tsui Harrison Tsui (born 1995) is a Hong Kong fashion photographer. He is best known for his backstage photography and street style photography work at Ready-to-wear Fashion Weeks. Life and career Tsui was born in Hong Kong. He studied graphic desi ...

(born 1995), Hong Kong fashion photographer

Politics and government

Tsui Kwo Yin Tsui Kwo Yin (Traditional Chinese: 崔國因; Simplified Chinese: 崔国因; Hanyu Pinyin: Cuī Guóyīn) (1831–1909) was the Chinese Minister to the United States, Spain, and Peru from 1889 to 1893. Cui was born in what is today Huangshan City, ...

(; 1831–1909), Qing diplomat *

Tsui Po-ko Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1970 – 17 March 2006) was a Police Constable of the Hong Kong Police Force, bank robber and serial killer. He is one of Hong Kong's most known serial killers. He was killed during an ambush on two Police Constables i ...

(; 1970–2006), Hong Kong policetable *

Caspar Tsui Caspar Tsui Ying-wai (; born 2 September 1977) is a Hong Kong politician, government official and DAB party member. From 2020 to 2022, he has been Secretary for Home Affairs. Tsui used to be a columnist for the opinion section of Ming Pao. In ...

(; born 1977), Hong Kong politician *

Tsui Shung-yiu Tsui Shung-yiu is a former director of the Hong Kong Marine Department. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star The Silver Bauhinia Star (, SBS) is the second rank of the Order of the Bauhinia Star under the honours system of Hong Kong, aw ...

(), Hong Kong civil servant * Tori Tsui (), Hong Kong climate activist

Other

Tsui Sze-man Tsui Sze-man (, 3 July 1914 – 9 September 2007) was a pro-Beijing loyalist and magazine publisher based in Hong Kong. He was nicknamed "Big Cannon Tsui" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial views. He was known as a staunch support ...

(; 1914–2007), Burmese-born Hong Kong magazine publisher *

Tsui Tsin-tong Dr. Tsui Tsin-tong GBS JP (1941 – 2 April 2010) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and an antique connoisseur. He was also a Hong Kong member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ...

(; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman *

Kitty Tsui Kitty Tsui (born September 4, 1952) is an American author, poet, actor, and bodybuilder. She was the first known Asian American lesbian to publish a book (''Words of a Woman who Breathes Fire'', published in 1983). Personal life Tsui was bor ...

(born 1952), Hong Kong-born American writer and stage actor * Eugene Tssui (; born Eugene Tsui, 1954), American architect * Tsui Teh-li (; ), member of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of China * Christopher Tsui (born 1981), Hong Kong-born British businessman and racehorse owner

References

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