Hao is the Mandarin

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

and

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

romanization of the

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

written in

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. It is listed 77th in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...

classic text A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or particularly noteworthy. What makes a book "classic" is a concern that has occurred to various authors ranging from Italo Calvino to Mark Twain and the related questions of "Why Read the C ...

'' Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 82nd most common surname in China, shared by 2.7 million people. Origins:Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland # the name of a fief (located in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi) granted to Zi Qi, a person during the reign of king Di Yi during the

Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty a ...

# traced back to the Wuhuan people # traced back to a minority ethnic group in ancient southern China.

Notable people

* Hao Meng (died 196), Eastern Han officer under

Lü Bu Lü Bu () (died 7 February 199), courtesy name Fengxian, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of Imperial China. Originally a subordinate of a minor warlord Ding Yuan, he betr ...

* Hao Zhao (fl. 228),

Cao Wei Wei ( Hanzi: 魏; pinyin: ''Wèi'' <

Middle Chinese

: *''ŋjwei^C'' < Hao Chujun Hao Chujun (; 607–681), formally Duke of Zengshan (甑山公), was an official and general of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. He was known for his honesty and willingness to advise Emperor Gao ...

(607–681),

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

chancellor * Hao Yaoqi ( 郝搖旗; died 1663), rebel general under

Li Zicheng Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by the nickname, Dashing King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who overthrew the Ming dynasty in 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the emperor of the short-li ...

* Hao Weizhen (1842–1920), taichi master * Hao Peng (1881–?), Republic of China politician * Hao Mengling (1892–1937), Republic of China general * Hao Pengju (1903–1947), Republic of China general * Fan Ming, born Hao Keyong (1914–2010), general and leader in Tibet * Andrew Hao or Hao Jinli (1916–2011), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi * Hau Pei-tsun or Hao Bocun (born 1919), retired general and former Premier of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeas ...

Hao Jianxiu Hao Jianxiu (; born November 1935) is a retired Chinese politician. As an illiterate teenage textile worker, she was named a national model worker after inventing the "Hao Jianxiu Work Method". She later graduated from university and was elevat ...

(born 1935), PRC politician, member of the CPC Central Secretariat * Hao Jiming (born 1946), environmental engineer, member of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

. *

Hau Lung-pin Hau Lung-pin (; born 22 August 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. As a member of the New Party, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995, and resigned his seat to lead the Environmental Protection Administration in 2001. Hau stepped down f ...

or Hao Longbin (born 1952), Mayor of Taipei, son of Hau Pei-tsun * Hao Ping (born 1959), PRC Vice Minister of Education * Hao Peng (born 1960), PRC politician, Governor of

Qinghai Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...

province *

Hao Haitao Hao Haitao (, born December 3, 1968) is a Chinese football coach and a former football player. He last managed Guizhou Hengfeng. He previously played for Qingdao Manatee, Shanghai Pudong and Tianjin Teda. After retiring, he would move into as ...

(born 1968), football player and coach * Hao Haidong (born 1970), football player * Hao Qun, pen name

Murong Xuecun Murong Xuecun (, born 1974) is the pen name of the Chinese writer Hao Qun (郝群). His debut work ''Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu'' (), which was distributed online, propelled him to stardom. On July 22, 2008 Murong made the long list for the ...

(born 1974), writer * Hao Wei (born 1976), football player * Hao Lei (born 1978), actress *

Hao Shuai Hao Shuai (born October 1, 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese table tennis player. Career records Singles (as of May 13, 2010) *World Championships: QF (2005, 2007). * Pro Tour winner (3): Serbian Open 2007. China (Shanghai) Open 2008. Slovenian Op ...

(born 1983),

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

player * Hao Xingchen, football player * Hao Yonghe (born 1989), football player *

Hao Yun Hao Yun (; born 23 June 1995 in Hebei) is a Chinese swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held fro ...

(born 1995), swimmer, Olympic medalist * Hao Siwen, a character in the classical novel ''

Water Margin ''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''. The story, which is ...

Notable people

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