Che is 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 ...

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

romanization of the

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, ...

written in

traditional Chinese A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examp ...

and in

simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one that is simpler (usually shorter), according to a well-founded ordering. Examples include: ...

. It is listed 229th in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

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 Cl ...

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...

''. As of 2008, it is the 191st most common surname in China, shared by 540,000 people. It is romanized Cha in Korean.

Notable people

* Catherine Che (1952–2021), Hong Kong ten-pin bowling player *

Che Chew Chan Che Chew Chan (born 1 October 1982 in Pontian, Johor) is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner. She is a three-time defending champion for the middleweight category and won a total of four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, a silver medalis ...

(born 1982), Malaysian taekwondo practitioner * Che Chi Man (born 1975), Macanese footballer * Che Chi-ming (born 1957), Hong Kong chemist * Che Dingjin ( 車鼎晉; 1668–1733), Qing dynasty scholar and poet, son of Che Wanyu * Che Feng (born 1970), Chinese business mogul * Che Hongcai (born 1936), Chinese linguist *

Che Jun Che Jun (; born July 1955) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2017 as the Party Secretary of Zhejiang. Between 2016 and 2017, he served as Governor of Zhejiang. Che began his career in Anhui province, and rose to prominence taking charge of S ...

(born 1955), Chinese politician and Governor of Zhejiang province * Che Mah (1838–1926), Chinese dwarf *

Che Mian Che Mian (; born April 27, 1983) is a Paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category T36 sprint events. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 me ...

(born 1983), Chinese Paralympic athlete * Che Qingyun ( 車慶雲; 1881–?), Republic of China general * Che Runqiu (born 1990), football player *

Che Shiwei Che Shiwei (; born 30 October 1996) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Foshan Nanshi. Club career Che Shiwei joined China League One side Hebei China Fortune from Dalian Aerbin on 27 February 2015. He made his sen ...

(born 1996), Chinese footballer *

Stephanie Che Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen (Chinese:車婉婉, born 28 December 1973) is a Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million resid ...

(born 1974), Hong Kong singer and actress * Che Xiangchen ( 车向忱; 1898–1971), Vice-Governor of Liaoning province * Che Xiaoxi (born 1993), Chinese table tennis player * Che Yanjiang ( 車炎江; born 1969), Taiwanese singer * Che Yin ( 車胤; 4th century),

Eastern Jin Eastern or Easterns may refer to: Transportation Airlines *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 192 ...

dynasty official * Che Yonghong ( 車永宏; 1833–1914), martial artist,

xingyiquan 形意拳, Xingyiquan , or Xingyi, is a style of internal Chinese martial arts. The word approximately translates to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist". The style is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements, and expl ...

master * Che Yongli (born 1980), actress * Che Wanyu ( 車萬育; 1632–1705),

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

scholar-official * Che Zhihong (born 1975), Chinese handball player * Che Zhou ( 車冑; died 199 AD),

Eastern Han The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

dynasty general under

Cao Cao Cao Cao (; ; ; 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation f ...

References

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