Bei is the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

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

romanization of the

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

written in

simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example * Simplification of algebraic expressions, ...

and in

traditional Chinese A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays ...

. It is romanized Pei in

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 ...

. Bei is listed 110th 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 ...

''. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

Notable people

Bei Jinquan Bei may refer to: * North, commonly encountered as ( Mandarin: ''běi'') in Chinese placenames * Chinese stelae (, ''bēi'') * Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River in southern China * Bei (surname) (贝/貝), a Chinese surname * (''mathemati ...

( 贝锦泉; 1831–1890),

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-speak ...

general *

Bei Shizhang Bei Shizhang (; October 10, 1903 – October 29, 2009), or Shi-Zhang Bei, was a Chinese biophysicist, embryologist, politician, and writer. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was born in Zhenhai, Zhejiang province, on ...

(1903–2009), "Father of Chinese Biophysics" *

I. M. Pei Ieoh Ming Pei
– website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( ; ; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was ...

(Bei Yuming, 1917–2019), Chinese-American architect *

Peggy Lam Peggy Lam Pei Yu-dja, GBS, OBE (; born 1928) is a Beijing loyalist politician in Hong Kong. She is the chief executive officer of the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. Family She graduated from the University of Shanghai with a Bachelo ...

(Bei Yujia, born 1928), Hong Kong politician *

Pui Kwan Kay Pui ( hu, Puj, german: Hühnendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of twelve villages: Băiești (''Bajesd''), Federi (''Fégyér''), Fizești (''Füzesd''), Galați (''Galac''), Hobița (''Hobica''), Oha ...

(Bei Junqi; 貝鈞奇; born 1951), Hong Kong businessman *

Bei Ling Bei Ling ( zh, t=貝嶺) (born December 28, 1959 in Beijing) is a Chinese poet, and journal editor. He is usually associated with the Chinese misty poets. Life He came to the United States on an exchange, he was a fellow at Brown University. Aft ...

(貝嶺, born 1959), Chinese poet

Fictional characters

* Bei Weiwei, a character in

Love O2O Love O2O may refer to: * ''Love O2O'' (film), 2016 Chinese film * ''Love O2O'' (TV series), 2016 Chinese TV series {{dab ...

References

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