Qi (齊/齐, also commonly written as Ch’i in Wade–Giles, and Chai () in Cantonese) is a Chinese surname originated from the

Qi (state) Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a ancient Chinese state, regional state of the Zhou dynasty in History of China#Ancient China, ancient China, whose rulers held Zhou dynasty nobility, titles of ''Hou'' (), then ''Gong (title), Go ...

(齊/齐). In 2013 it was the 113th most common name, shared by 1,760,000 people or 0.130% of the population, with the province with the most being Hebei.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 It is the 87th name on the ''

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

'' poem.

Notable people

Qi Baishi Qi Baishi (1 January 1864 – 16 September 1957) was a Chinese painting, Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of his works. Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi taught himself to paint, sparked by the Ma ...

(), painter in the 20th century *

Chyi Yu Chyi Yu or Qi Yu (; born 17 October 1957) is a Taiwanese singer best known for her 1979 hit "The Olive Tree" (). She won the 9th Golden Melody Award for Best Female Vocalist Mandarin. She is the elder sister of singer-songwriter Chyi Chin. S ...

(), singer * Chyi Chin (), singer *

Qi Xin Qi Xin (; born 3 November 1926) is a Chinese Communist revolutionary. She is the wife of Xi Zhongxun and mother of Xi Jinping, current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Early life Qi Xin was born in Gaoyang County, Hebei on 3 N ...

(), mother of

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...

* Chi Po-lin (), documentary filmmaker *

Qi Ying Qi Ying (齊映) (748 – August 15, 795''Old Book of Tang''vol. 13.), formally Baron Zhong of Hejian (河間忠男), was a Chinese politician, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Dezong. Background Qi Ying was born in 748, du ...

(齊映) (748 – 795), formally Baron Zhong of Hejian (河間忠男), was an official of the Tang Dynasty * Qi Kerang (齊克讓) was a general of the Tang Dynasty, who was part of Tang's resistance against the major agrarian rebel Huang Chao * Qi Xieyuan (), Chinese warlord * Qi Xueting (齐雪婷; born 1986) is a Chinese ice hockey player * Qi Yaolin (齊耀琳) (1863 – ?) was a Chinese politician of the late Qing Dynasty and early period of the Republic of China. He was born in Jilin * Qi Yaoshan (齊耀珊; 1865 - 1954), courtesy name Zhaoyan, was a statesman and government official in the Qing dynasty and Republic of China *

Qi Kang (architect) Qi Kang ( Chinese: 齐康), is a Chinese architect, also an artist. He is a supervisor in Southeast University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Academician of French Academy of Architecture ( Académie d'architecture de ...

, Southeast University. Qi's family is originally from Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, China. Qi's family is descendant Qi Zhaonan (齊召南), a notable Chinese * Qi Kang (official), (齊抗; 740 – 804), courtesy name Xiaju (遐舉), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang *

Chai Po Wa Tsai Po-Wah (, born 12 April 1966) or Qi Baohua is a table tennis player from Hong Kong. From 1989 to 1997 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Champion ...

(齊寶華) or Qi Baohua is a table tennis player from Hong Kong *

Qi Guangpu Qi Guangpu (; ; born October 20, 1990, in Xuzhou) is a Chinese aerial skier. He is a double world champion and the reigning Olympic champion in Aerials, who won gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career Qi Guangpu competed at the 2010, 2014, ...

(齐广璞; born 1990) is a Chinese aerial skier *

Pamelyn Chee Pamelyn Chee (born 13 March 1984) is a Singaporean actress and photographer. Early life Chee graduated from Victoria Junior College's theatre studies and drama programme. After completing her studies, she began a career in theatre and appea ...

(Chinese: 齐騛) a Singaporean actress.

References

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