Diao 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

Chinese character Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represent the only on ...

. It is romanized as Tiao in

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'' ...

. Diao is listed 148th 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 245th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.

Notable people

* Diao Jian ( 刁间), one of the richest merchants of the

Western Han The Han dynasty was an 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) and a warring int ...

dynasty * Diao Zidu ( 刁子都; died 26 AD),

Xin dynasty The Xin dynasty (; ), also known as Xin Mang () in Chinese historiography, was a short-lived Dynasties in Chinese history, Chinese imperial dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by the Han dynasty consort kin Wang Mang, who usurped th ...

rebel leader * Diao Xie ( 刁協; died 322),

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 prime minister *

Diao Yi Diao is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tiao in Wade–Giles. Diao is listed 148th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surna ...

(刁彝), son of Diao Xie, avenged his father's death * Diao Yong ( 刁雍; 390–484), Eastern Jin official, great-grandson of Diao Xie *

Diao Guangyin Diao is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tiao in Wade–Giles. Diao is listed 148th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 245th ...

or Diao Guang (刁光胤; ca. 852–935),

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

painter *

George Tiao George Ching-Hwuan Tiao (; born November 8, 1933) is an econometrician, statistician, and professor emeritus of economics and statistics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He was the founding chair editor of '' Statistica Sinic ...

( 刁錦寰; born 1933), statistician, member of the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, ; zh, t=中央研究院) is the national academy of the Taiwan, Republic of China. It is headquartered in Nangang District, Taipei, Nangang, Taipei. Founded in Nanjing, the academy supports research activities in mathemat ...

Diao Wenyuan Diao Wenyuan () is a former international table tennis player and coach from China. He won a silver medal at the 1973 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Li Ching-kuang, Liang Ko-liang, Hsi En-ting a ...

(刁文元; born 1943), table tennis player and coach *

David Diao David Diao (born 1943) is a Chinese American artist and teacher based in New York City. Background Diao 刁德谦 was born in Chengdu, in China. Several years of his childhood were spent in Hong Kong, at the moment of the revolution in October 1 ...

(born 1943), Chinese-American artist *

Diao Guoxin Diao Guoxin (; born October 1958) is a lieutenant general (''zhong jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District from 2012 to 2016. Biography Diao Guoxin was born in O ...

(刁国新; born 1958), PLA lieutenant general *

Diao Yinan Diao Yinan (; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for the widely acclaimed Chinese neo-noir film ''Black Coal, ...

(born 1969), filmmaker and actor *

Diao Xiaojuan Diao Xiaojuan ( zh, c=刁小娟; born 15 March 1986) is a track cyclist representing Hong Kong. She competed in the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In 2008, she was recruited by coach Shen Ji ...

(born 1986), female Hong Kong cyclist * Barbie Diao ( 刁扬; born 1990), model * Diao Linyu (刁琳宇; born 1994), women's volleyball player *

Chuti Tiu Chuti Tiu is an American actress. Early life Tiu was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Filipino immigrants. Her father is of Chinese origin and her mother is Filipina-Spanish. Her parents came to the United States as medical residents with "j ...

, American actress

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Notable people

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