Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two

Chinese surnames 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 W ...

, namely Cuī () and Xú ().

Origins

Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate

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 ...

s, listed below by their

Hanyu 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 ...

transliteration (which reflects 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 ...

pronunciation): * Cuī (), which originated as a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

from a fief by that name in the

state of Qi Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a state of the Zhou dynasty-era in ancient China, variously reckoned as a march, duchy, and independent kingdom. Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong. Qi was founded shortly ...

; a grandson of

Jiang Ziya Jiang Ziya ( century BC – century BC), also known by several other names, was a Chinese noble who helped kings Wen and Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang in ancient China. Following their victory at Muye, he continued to serve ...

renounced his claim to the throne and went to live in that fief, and his descendants took its name as their surname. It is spelled Ts'ui in the

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'' of ...

system of transliterating Mandarin (which remains common in Taiwan and was used until the 20th century in other regions). The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation (). * Xú (), which originated as a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

from the ancient state of Xu, adopted by the descendants of Boyi after the state was annexed by the

state of Chu Chu, or Ch'u in Wade–Giles romanization, (, Hanyu Pinyin: Chǔ, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was a Zhou dynasty vassal state. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BCE. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou hea ...

. The spelling Tsui is based on its

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation (); it is nearly

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with the above surname in Cantonese aside from the differing tone.

Statistics

The

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found 3,168 people with the surname Tsui, making it the 10,180th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,725 (10,748th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as

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, and roughly two percent as

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People

Academics

Daniel C. Tsui Daniel Chee Tsui (, born February 28, 1939) is a Chinese-born American physicist, Nobel laureate, and the Arthur Legrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, at Princeton University. Tsui's areas of research include electrical prop ...

(; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist *

Lap-Chee Tsui Lap-Chee Tsui (; born 21 December 1950) is a Chinese-born Canadian geneticist and served as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong. Personal life Tsui was born in Shanghai. He grew up in Kowloon, Hong Kong and att ...

(; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist *

Tsui Tin-Chau Tsui Tin-Chau (born 1958 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese-born Dutchman who is well known in the Chinese community in the Netherlands. His ancestral home is Zhongshan, Guangdong. He emigrated to the Netherlands in 1972. After graduating from secondar ...

(; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher *

Tsui Ming-sum TSUI Ming-sum is Professor and Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong former Dean of Social Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE), Hong Kong. He is also adjunct/honorary professor of seven other universities. Before joining CIHE, he was Prof ...

(), Hong Kong social scientist

Athletes

Tsui Fang-hsuan Tsui Fang-hsuan (born 8 March 1984) is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal in heavyweight at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Asian Taekwondo Championships, and a bronze medal at ...

(born 1984), Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner *

Tsui Wan Yi Tsui Wan Yi (born 11 September 1984) is a fencer from Hong Kong, who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In math ...

(born 1984), Hong Kong fencer *

Tsui Chi Ho Tsui Chi Ho (; born 17 February 1990) is a Hong Kong sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tsui Chi Ho competed in the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Jakarta, winning bronze in both the 1 ...

(; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter *

Tsui Wang Kit Tsui Wang Kit (; born 5 January 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a fullback for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Club career On 10 January 2018, Tsui transferred to China League One side Meizhou Hakka. ...

(; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer

Entertainment industry

Tsui Hsiao-ping Tsui Hsiao-ping (; 1922/23 – 11 March 2017) was a Taiwanese radio personality and director. Tsui was born in Jinan, China as the daughter of a postal worker. Her family was forced to move away from their home due to the Second Sino-Japanese Wa ...

(; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan *

Tsui Fu-sheng Tsui Fu-sheng (; 8 July 1931 – 26 December 2013) was a Taiwanese actor. He began acting after completed military service in the Republic of China Air Force. Fu was awarded the Golden Horse for Best Supporting Actor in 1966. His role in ''The R ...

(; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor *

Tsui Ping Tsui Ping (, born 1938) was a Mandopop singer active from 1950 to 1971. She was called the "queen of expressive feelings" () and the "Goldfish Beauty" (). Career Tsui Ping's family originates from Jiangsu, China, but she was born in Harbin in ...

(; born 1938), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong *

Paula Tsui Paula Tsui Siu Fung is a Cantopop singer in Hong Kong, with a career spanning over 50 years. She was affiliated with the TVB television station until the mid-1990s and has performed for Asia Television on several occasions since 1995. Person ...

(; born 1949), Hong Kong singer *

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, vi, Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Tsui has directed several influential Hong Kong films such as ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the ...

(; born 1950), Hong Kong film director *

Tsui Siu-ming Tsui Siu-ming (; born 1953) is a Hong Kong-based actor, screenwriter, film producer, assistant director, Unit production manager, production manager, and stage combat, action choreographer. Career A native of Guangdong, Tsui was once a recogniz ...

(; born 1953), Hong Kong actor *

Elvis Tsui Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...

(; born 1961), Hong Kong actor *

Tsui Wing Tsui Wing (born August 7, 1974) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB. Tsui is best known for his roles as Kau Chun in the 2007-2008 sitcom ''Best Selling Secrets ''Best Selling Secrets'' (Traditional Chinese: 同事三分親) is a TVB mo ...

(; born 1974), Hong Kong actor *

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(; born 1979), Hong Kong actress * Roy Tsui (; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist *

Sam Tsui Samuel Tsui (born May 2, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and video producer. He rose to fame as an internet celebrity known for doing covers and musical medleys of songs by pop artists. He has since released original songs and expanded t ...

(born 1989), American singer-songwriter

Other

Tsui Tsin-tong Dr. Tsui Tsin-tong GBS JP (1941 – 2 April 2010) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and an antique connoisseur. He was also a Hong Kong member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ...

(; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman *

Tsui Po-ko Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1970 – 17 March 2006) was a Police Constable of the Hong Kong Police Force,bank robber and serial killer. He is one of Hong Kong's most known three serial killers, with Lam Kor-wan and Lam Kwok-wai being the others. ...

(; 1970–2006), Hong Kong police constable * Tsui Shung-yiu (), Hong Kong civil servant * Tsui Teh-li (; ), member of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of China

References

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