Luan is the
Mandarin
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** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
pinyin
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and
Wade–Giles
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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
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Mathematics
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* Simplification of algebraic expressions, ...
and in
traditional Chinese
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. Luan is listed 243rd in the
Song dynasty
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classic text
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''
Hundred Family Surnames''.
As of 2008, it is the 226th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.
Notable people
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Luan Bin (
欒賓; 8th century BC), minister of
Huan Shu of Quwo
Huan Shu of Quwo (, 802–731 BC), ancestral name Ji (姬), given name Chengshi (成師), was the first ruler of the state of Quwo during the Spring and Autumn period. He was the son of Marquis Mu of Jin and uncle of Marquis Zhao of Jin.
In 74 ...
*
Luan Cheng (
欒成; died 709 BC), son of Luan Bin, minister of the
State of Jin
*
Luan Zhi
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 ''Sh ...
(
欒枝; died 622 BC), son of Luan Cheng, general of Jin
*
Luan Dun (
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 ''Sh ...
(
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
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 '' ...
(
欒施; 6th century BC), minister of the
State of Qi
*
Luan Bu (
欒布; died 145 BC),
Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
general
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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 (
欒巴; died 168 AD),
Eastern Han eunuch
*
Jujie Luan
Luan Jujie (; born 14 July 1958) is a Chinese-born Canadian fencer, born in Nanjing, China. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she became the first Chinese athlete to win the gold medal in fencing. Since moving to Edmonton, Alberta, C ...
(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 Federat ...
(born 1958), badminton player, world champion
*
Luan Bo (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
Luan Zheng (; born 1984) is a Chinese team handball player. She plays on the Chinese national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship
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(born 1984), female handball player
*
Luan Yunping (
栾云平; born 1984),
xiangsheng performer
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Multiple Chinese surnames