Kang (康, pinyin: Kāng) is a Chinese surname. It is considered one of the "
Nine Sogdian Surnames," and in this context it is derived from the city of
Samarkand.
It is the 88th name on the ''
Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...
'' poem.
[K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. ]University of Hawaii Press
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
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Kang Senghui (died 280), Buddhist monk of Sogdian origin
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Kang Youwei
Kang Youwei (; Cantonese: ''Hōng Yáuh-wàih''; 19March 185831March 1927) was a prominent political thinker and reformer in China of the late Qing dynasty. His increasing closeness to and influence over the young Guangxu Emperor spar ...
(1858–1927), reformist political figure from the late Qing dynasty
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Kang Tongbi
Kang Tongbi (; 1887–1969), also romanized as Kang Tung Pih, was the daughter of Kang Youwei, a Chinese reformer and political figure of the late Qing dynasty and early Republican era.
Early life
In 1880, Kang was born in Southern China. Offi ...
(1887–1969), social activist from the early Republic of China period, Kang Youwei's daughter
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Kang Sheng
Kang Sheng (; 4 November 1898 – 16 December 1975) was a Chinese Communist politician best known for having overseen the CCP's internal security and intelligence apparatus during the early 1940s and again at the height of the Cultural Revolu ...
(1898–1975), high-ranking official in the People's Republic of China
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Kang Keqing (1911–1992), politician, wife of
Zhu De
Zhu De (; ; also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party. Born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan, he was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...
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Kang Laiyi (1936–2019), epidemiologist
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Kang Hui (born 1972), news anchor
* Kang Ching-jung (康晋榮), or commonly known as
Kang Kang (康康), is a Taiwanese entertainer and singer
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Kang Jingwei (康敬伟, Jeffrey Kang, born 1970), Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of
Cogobuy Group
See also
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Kang (disambiguation)
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Kang (Korean surname), written 姜
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Jiang (surname)
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Jiāng (surname 江) sometimes Romanized "Kang"
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Jiāng (surname 姜) sometimes Romanized "Kang"
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames