Luan is the

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and

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romanization of the

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written in

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. Luan is listed 243rd 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 ...

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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 226th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.

Notable people

* Luan Bin ( 欒賓; 8th century BC), minister of

Huan Shu of Quwo Huan Shu of Quwo (; 802–731 BC), personal name Ji Chengshi, was the first ruler of the Quwo (曲沃) state, a fief of the Jin state. He was a son of Marquis Mu of Jin and the younger brother of Marquis Wen of Jin. He was also uncle of Marquis ...

* Luan Cheng ( 欒成; died 709 BC), son of Luan Bin, minister of the State of Jin * Luan Zhi ( 欒枝; died 622 BC), son of Luan Cheng, general of Jin *

Luan Dun Luan may refer to: Places * Lu'an, a city in Anhui, China * Luan County, Hebei, China * Luan River, Hebei, China Other uses * Luan (surname), a Chinese surname * Luan (mythology), a legendary bird in Chinese mythology * Trees in the genus '' ...

( 欒盾; 7th century BC), son of Luan Zhi, general of Jin *

Luan Shu Luan may refer to: Places * Lu'an, a city in Anhui, China * Luan County, Hebei, China * Luan River, Hebei, China Other uses * Luan (surname), a Chinese surname * Luan (mythology), a legendary bird in Chinese mythology * Trees in the genus '' ...

( 欒書; died 573 BC), son of Luan Dun, general of Jin * Luan Yan ( 欒黶; died 556 BC), son of Luan Shu, general of Jin * Luan Zhen ( 欒鍼; died 559 BC), younger brother of Luan Yan, general of Jin * Luan Ying ( 欒盈; died 550 BC), son of Luan Yan, revolted against Jin * Luan Fang ( 欒魴; 6th century BC), the only survivor of the Luan clan after its failed rebellion against Jin * Luan Shi ( 欒施; 6th century BC), minister of the

State of Qi Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a ancient Chinese state, regional state of the Zhou dynasty in History of China#Ancient China, ancient China, whose rulers held Zhou dynasty nobility, titles of ''Hou'' (), then ''Gong (title), Go ...

* Luan Bu ( 欒布; died 145 BC),

Han dynasty 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 ...

general *

Luan Da Luan Da (, died 112 BC;Sima Qian 1994, p. 239) was a Chinese occultist, politician, and religious leader during the early Han dynasty from the state of Yue. He professed to know the secret to immortality and be able to communicate with spiritu ...

(died 112 BC), Han dynasty religious figure *

Luan Ba Luan may refer to: Places * Lu'an, a city in Anhui, China * Luan County, Hebei, China * Luan River, Hebei, China Other uses * Luan (surname), a Chinese surname * Luan (mythology), a legendary bird in Chinese mythology * Trees in the genus '' ...

( 欒巴; died 168 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 ...

eunuch * Jujie Luan (born 1958), Chinese-Canadian female fencer, Olympic champion *

Luan Jin Luan Jin (; born 1958) is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's best singles players in the early to mid-1980s after China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation ...

(born 1958), badminton player, world champion *

Luan Bo Luan Bo (born April 16, 1965 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With partner Yao Bin, she was the first pair skater to represent China at the World Figure Skating Championships. In t ...

(born 1965), female skater and coach * Luan Yijun ( 栾义军; 1967–2009), football player * Luan Keyong ( 欒克勇; born 1970), Taiwanese songwriter * Luan Zheng (born 1984), female handball player * Luan Yunping ( 栾云平; born 1984),

xiangsheng Xiangsheng (), also known as crosstalk or comic dialog, is a traditional performing art in Chinese comedy, and one of the most popular elements in Chinese culture. It is typically performed as a dialog between two performers, or rarely as a ...

performer

References

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