Ai 葉 is the Mandarin/Taiwanese

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally writte ...

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Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' o ...

romanization of the Chinese surname in

Chinese character Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as ''kanj ...

definition of leaf. It is listed 334th in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

classic text ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

''. As of 2008, it is the 215th mostly common surname in Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.

Notable people

* Ai Nanying ( 艾南英; 1583–1646),

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

essayist * Ai Nengqi ( 艾能奇; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of

Zhang Xianzhong Zhang Xianzhong (张献忠 or Chang Hsien-chung; 18 September 1606 – 2 January 1647), nickname Huanghu (literally 'Yellow Tiger'), was a Chinese peasant leader who led a peasant revolt from Yan'an wei, Shaanxi (today Yulin, Shaanxi province) ...

* Ai Yuanzheng ( 艾元征; 1624–1676),

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

Minister of Justice * Ai Ai ( 艾靉; 1906–1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense *

Ai Qing Aì Qīng (, March 27, 1910 – May 5, 1996), born Jiang Zhenghan () and styled Jiang Haicheng (), is regarded by some as one of the finest modern Chinese poets. He was known under his pen names Linbi (), Ke'a () and Ejia (). Life Ai Qing was ...

(艾青; 1910–1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan *

Ai Siqi Ài Sīqí () is the pen name of Li Shengxuan (李生萱, 2 March 1910 – 22 March 1966), a Yunnan Mongol Chinese philosopher and author. He was born in Tengchong, Yunnan, later traveling to Hong Kong, where he studied English and French ...

(艾思奇; 1910–1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan * Ai Xia (艾霞; 1912–1934), silent film actress *

Ai Xing Ai Xing (; 24 August 1924 – 7 April 2018) was a Chinese mechanical engineer and educator who specialized in high-speed machining (HSM) and tool materials. He was a longtime professor at Shandong University and its predecessor Shandong Universi ...

(艾兴; 1924–2008), mechanical engineer, academician of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Ai Zhisheng Ai Zhisheng (; December 1928 – 20 July 1997) was a Chinese politician who served as from 1985 to 1994. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was an alternate member of the ...

( 艾知生; 1928–1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television * Ai Weiren (艾维仁; 1932–2018), PLA lieutenant general *

Sarah Allan Sarah Allan (; born 1945) is an American paleographer and scholar of ancient China. She was a Burlington Northern Foundation Professor of Asian Studies in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures at Dartmouth College; ...

(艾兰; born 1945), American paleographer and sinologist * Ai Xuan (艾軒; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing * Ai Husheng (艾虎生; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general *

Ai Xiaoming Ai Xiaoming (; born 1953) is a Chinese documentary filmmaker and political activist. She is also a scholar of women's and public issues, and former professor at Sun Yat-sen University. Ai was born in Wuhan in 1953, and has spent most of her adult l ...

(艾晓明; born 1953), writer and director * Ai Wei ( 艾伟; born 1955), Taiwanese actor *

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly c ...

(艾未未; born 1957), artist, son of Ai Qing *

Ai Baojun Ai Baojun (; born February 1960) is a former Chinese politician. He was the Vice Mayor of Shanghai and the head administrator of the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. On November 10, 2015, Ai was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-c ...

(艾宝俊; born 1960), former vice mayor of

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

* Randy Ai ( 艾雷迪; 1969–2013), Taiwanese cartoonist * Ai Jing (艾敬; born 1969), singer and painter * Ai Jingjing (艾晶晶; born 1978), writer *

Ai Zhibo Ai Zhibo () (born 29 October 1982) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender for Wuhan Zall in the Chinese Super League. Club career Ai Zhibo played for Wuhan Hongjinlong for several seasons after graduating from their ...

(艾志波; born 1982), football player * Ai Mengmeng ( 艾梦萌; born 1983), singer *

Eve Ai Eve Ai Yi-liang (; born 24 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She was crowned the winner of Super Idol 5 in 2010. In 2017, she won Best Mandarin Female Singer at the 28th Golden Melody Awards. Discography Studio albums *'' If You ...

(艾怡良; born 1987), Taiwanese singer *

Ai Fei Deng Wanxing (, born 30 January 1987), professionally known as Ivy () or Ai Fei, is a Chinese singer, rapper, dancer, actress and television personality. She was born and raised in the Guangxi city of Nanning and received national recognition after ...

( 艾菲; born 1987), singer * Gloria Ai (艾诚; born 1987), bilingual business anchorwoman

References

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