Chinese family name

surnames used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups
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Chinese family name

Summary

Chinese family name ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Chinese family name's subclass of is recorded as surname from a specific origin[2].
  • Chinese family name's subclass of is recorded as Chinese name[3].
  • Chinese family name's has part is recorded as xing[4].
  • Chinese family name's has part is recorded as shi[5].
  • Chinese family name's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chinese-language surnames[6].
  • Chinese family name's facet of is recorded as Chinese[7].
  • Chinese family name's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[8].
  • Chinese family name's used by is recorded as Chinese people[9].
  • Chinese family name's different from is recorded as clan name[10].
  • Chinese family name's different from is recorded as Chinese clan[11].
  • Chinese family name's properties for this type is recorded as P1705[12].
  • Chinese family name's properties for this type is recorded as P282[13].
  • Chinese family name's properties for this type is recorded as P407[14].
  • Chinese family name's properties for this type is recorded as P2440[15].
  • Chinese family name's has list is recorded as list of Chinese surnames[16].
  • Chinese family name's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03347201n[17].
  • Chinese family name's exact match is recorded as http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/ljakj9t7kd3jpld5[18].
  • Chinese family name's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 중국의 성씨[19].
  • Chinese family name's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 149834[20].
  • Chinese family name's Dictionary of American Family Names ID is recorded as 83382[21].

Why It Matters

Chinese family name ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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  16. [17] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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