Ai (surname)

Ai is the Mandarin/Taiwanese pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname in Chinese character definition of leaf. It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 215th mostly common surname in Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.[2]

Ai ()
Ai in Chinese character
PronunciationÀi (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaning"mugwort"

Notable people

References

  1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  2. 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
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