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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' ...

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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, ...

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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 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 Di Yi (), personal name Zi Xian (), was a king of the Shang dynasty from 1101 BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at Yin. Records According to the ''Bamboo Annals'', in the third year of his reign, he ordered Nanzhong(南仲) to fight Kun Barb ...

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Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou d ...

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

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

Hao Zhao Hao Zhao ( 220–229), courtesy name Bodao, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He is best known for his victory at the siege of Chencang in 229 when he led a successful defence of Chencang ...

(fl. 228), Cao Wei general *

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 chancellor *

Hao Weizhen Hao Weizhen (1842–1920) was a Chinese tai chi teacher. Hao became a well known and influential teacher of Wu Yuxiang's style of tai chi, his teacher Li Yiyou was Wu Yuxiang's nephew. Hao passed the art of Wu Yuxiang's style of tai chi to h ...

(1842–1920), tai chi master * Hao Peng (1881–?), Republic of China politician *

Hao Mengling Hao Mengling (18 February 1892 – 15 October 1937) was a Chinese general who distinguished himself first in the Northern Expedition and then in the Battle of Xinkou. Early life Born on 18 February 1892 into a family of poor farmers, Hao ra ...

(1892–1937), Republic of China general *

Hao Pengju Hao Pengju (; January 29, 1903 – September 1947) was a general and governor of Huaihai province of the Republic of China. He belonged to the Guominjun and the National Revolutionary Army. Later he belonged to the Wang Jingwei regime, and in th ...

(1903–1947), Republic of China general *

Fan Ming Fan Ming ( zh, s=范明; December 4, 1914 – February 23, 2010), originally named Hao Keyong (), was a prominent political figure and military general in the People's Republic of China. Fan Ming died in Xi'an on February 23, 2010. Biography ...

, 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 Hau Pei-tsun ( zh, c=郝柏村, p=Hǎo Bócūn, 8 August 1919 – 30 March 2020) was a Chinese politician and military officer who was the Premier of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1 June 1990 to 27 February 1993, and the longest-serving Chi ...

or Hao Bocun (1919–2020), retired general and former Premier of the Republic of China *

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 Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party *

Hao Jiming Hao Jiming (; born 25 August 1946) is a Chinese environmental engineer and President of the International Ecological Economic Promotion Association. A native of Shandong Province, Hao earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Tsinghu ...

(born 1946), environmental engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. *

Hau Lung-pin Hau Lung-pin (; born 22 August 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and chemist. 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 ...

or Hao Longbin (born 1952), Mayor of Taipei, son of Hau Pei-tsun *

Hao Ping Hao Ping (; born September 1959) is a Chinese historian and Academic administration, academic administrator who has served as the party secretary of Peking University since June 2022. He served as president of Peking University from 2018 to 2022, ...

(born 1959), PRC Vice Minister of Education * Hao Peng (born 1960), PRC politician, Governor of Qinghai province *

Hao Haitao Hao Haitao (, born December 3, 1968) is a Chinese football coach and a former association football, football player. He last managed Guizhou Hengfeng. He previously played for Qingdao Manatee, Shanghai Pudong F.C., Shanghai Pudong and Tianjin Te ...

(born 1968), football player and coach *

Hao Haidong Hao Haidong (; born 9 May 1970) is a Chinese former international footballer. He currently holds the record for being China's top goalscorer. As a player he represented Bayi Football Team, Dalian Shide and Sheffield United in a career that ...

(born 1970), football player * Hao Qun (born 1974), writer with pen name of

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 ...

Hao Wei Hao Wei (; ; born 27 December 1976) is a Chinese football coach and former footballer. Player career Club career As with many of the most promising youth players from China, Hao Wei was sent to Brazil for a training programme sponsored by ...

(born 1976), football player *

Hao Lei Hao Lei (, born 1 November 1978) is a Chinese actress and singer, known for her starring roles in Lou Ye's films ''Summer Palace (2006 film), Summer Palace'' (2006) and ''Mystery (2012 film), Mystery'' (2012). Biography In 2003, Hao Lei starred ...

(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 Table Tennis Championships, World Championships: QF (2005, 2007). *ITTF Pro Tour, Pro Tour winner (3): Serbian Ope ...

(born 1983), table tennis player *

Hao Junmin Hao Junmin (; born 24 March 1987) is a Chinese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Hao Junmin started his football career with Tianjin Teda when he made his debut for the club on 15 Sep ...

(born 1987), football player *

Hao Xingchen Hao Xingchen is a former Chinese professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Hao Xingchen started his professional career with Dalian Shide F.C. and would make his debut on October 31, 2009 in a league game against Qingdao ...

, 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, he competed in the Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle, Men's 400 metre freestyle as the only teenager, finishing in 4th pl ...

(born 1995), swimmer, Olympic medalist *

Hao Siwen Hao Siwen is a fictional character in ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Wood Dog of Well", he ranks 41st among the 108 Stars of Destiny and fifth among the 72 Earthly Fiends. Background A ...

, a character in the classical novel ''Water Margin'' *

Leo Hao Alexey Mikhailovich Shamrovsky () better known as Leo Hao is a Russian fantasy artist. He is famous for painting cover art and illustrations for fantasy books and metal albums. Works * numerous cover arts and wallpapers for Aria * cover arts f ...

, Russian artist * Lin Hao, Chinese architect

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