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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 fo ...

and

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 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 th ...

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 as Man in

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 ar ...

. It is listed 162nd 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 res ...

classic text A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or particularly noteworthy. What makes a book "classic" is a concern that has occurred to various authors ranging from Italo Calvino to Mark Twain and the related questions of "Why Read the Cla ...

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 88th most common surname in China, shared by 2.4 million people. The province with the most people having the surname is

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

. In 2011, of the top 30 cities in China it was the only the top ten surnames of Nanchang, where it is the fourth-most common name.

Notable people

Wan Yu Wan Yu (died 272) was a Chinese politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. Life Wan Yu's origins were not recorded in history. He served as the Prefect (令) of Wucheng County (烏程縣; p ...

(died 272), Chancellor of

Eastern Wu Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < Eastern Han Chinese: ''*ŋuɑ''), known in historiography as Eastern Wu o ...

Consort Wan Consort Wan may refer to: Imperial consorts with the surname Wan *Wan Zhen'er (1428–1487), concubine of the Chenghua Emperor *Consort Chen (Yingzong) (1431–1467), concubine of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Imperial consorts with the title Consort W ...

(1428–1487), consort of the

Chenghua Emperor The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change". Childhood Zhu Jianshen w ...

of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

Wan Quan Wan Quan (1495–1585), also known as Wan Mizhai, was a Ming dynasty pediatrician. He was the third in his family to practice medicine. He advocated that children be frequently exposed to sunlight and fresh air and trained to resist cold. He also ...

(1495–1585), Ming dynasty paediatrician *

Wan Hu Wan Hu (万户 or 万虎) is a legendary Chinese official – supposedly having lived from as early as 2000 BCE to as late as the middle Ming dynasty (16th century) who was described in 20th century sources as the world's first "astronaut" by h ...

(16th century), legendary "rocket scientist" *

Wan Fulin Wan Fulin (; 20 November 1880 – 15 July 1951) was the military governor of Heilongjiang province from 1928 and part of the Fengtian clique. On December 29, 1928, he along with Zhang Xueliang, son of the late Zhang Zuolin, together with Zhang Z ...

(1880–1951), military governor of

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

province * The

Wan brothers The Wan Brothers () were born in the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film, ''Princess Iron Fan'' in 1941. Background ...

, founders of the Chinese animation industry **

Wan Laiming Wan Laiming (; 18 January 1900 – 7 October 1997) was born in Nanjing, Qing dynasty. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and is commonly considered as China's first animator. As the director of the Sha ...

(1900–1997) **

Wan Guchan Wan Guchan (; 18 January 1900 – 19 November 1995) was a Chinese filmmaker. Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, he was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry. Early history Wan Guchan joined his twin brother Wan Laiming ...

(1900–1995) **

Wan Chaochen Wan Chao-Chan (; 1906–1992) was born in Nanjing, China. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry. History He joined his other brothers Wan Laiming Wan Laiming (; 18 January 1900 – 7 October 1997) was ...

(1906–1992) ** Wan Dihuan (*1907) *

Wan Laisheng Wan Laisheng (; 1903–1992) was a Chinese martial artist and author. Early life Wan was born into an affluent scholar's family in Hubei in 1903. He studied at the China Agricultural University and after graduation became a member of the facu ...

(1903–1995), martial artist * Wan Yi ( 万毅; 1907–1997), general and politician * Wan Jiabao, pen name

Cao Yu Cao Yu (, September 24, 1910 — December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important of the 20th century. His best-known works are ''Thunderstorm'' (1933), ''Sunrise'' (1936) and ''Peking Man'' (1940). ...

(1910–1996), influential playwright * Wan Xiaotang (1916–1966), Communist Party chief of

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

Wan Li Wan Li (1 December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. During a long administrative career in the People's Republic of China, he served successively as Vice Premier, Chairman of the Standing Committee of ...

(1916–2015), Vice Premier, Politburo member *

Wan Haifeng Wan Haifeng (; 25 September 1920 – 31 March 2023) was a Chinese military general. He was awarded the military rank of general ('' Shangjiang'') in September 1988. Born in Guangshan County, Henan, Wan joined the Red Army at the age of only 13 ...

(born 1920), general * Wan Shaofen (born 1930), former

Communist Party chief A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into h ...

province, the first female provincial party chief * Wan Long (born 1940), billionaire businessman, CEO of

WH Group WH Group (), formerly known as Shuanghui Group (), is a publicly traded Chinese multinational meat and food processing company headquartered in Hong Kong. Sometimes also known as Shineway Group in English-speaking countries, the company's busin ...

Wan Xueyuan Wan Xueyuan (; born January 1941) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as the vice director of foreign affairs committee of 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Born in Huanggang, H ...

(born 1941), former Governor of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...

province * Wan Jifei (born 1948), politician, a son of Wan Li * Wan Jen (born 1950), Taiwanese filmmaker *

Wan Gang Wan Gang (, born August 1952) is a Chinese expert on automobiles, former president of Tongji University (2002–2007) and former Minister of Science and Technology. He is the Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party, a legally sanctioned minor p ...

(born 1952),

Ministry of Science and Technology A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science. List of Ministries of Science Many countries have a Ministry of Science or Ministry ...

of China *

Wan Exiang Wan Exiang (; born May 1956) is a Chinese politician, jurist, chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (2012–2022), Vice Chairperson of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress Standing Committees (2013–present). B ...

(born 1956), Vice President of the

Supreme People's Court of China The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China (SPC; ) is the highest court of the People's Republic of China. It hears appeals of cases from the high people's courts and is the trial court for cases about matters of national ...

Alex Man Alex Man Chi-leung () is a Golden Horse Award-winning Hong Kong actor. Born in Hong Kong to Hakka parents, Alex Man became a television actor for ATV ATV may refer to: Broadcasting * Amateur television *Analog television Television statio ...

(Wan Ziliang; born 1957), Hong Kong actor * Wan Guanghua (born 1961), economist *

Wan Yanhai Wan Yanhai (; born 20 November 1963) is a Chinese AIDS activist. Dr. Wan started his career at China's Ministry of Health (MOH), where among other things he translated the first announcement of the AIDS epidemic into Chinese. He set up the first ...

(born 1963), AIDS activist * Joey Meng (Wan Qiwen; born 1970), Hong Kong actress * Wan Xiaoli (born 1971), singer *

Wan Cheng Wan Cheng () (born 1 November 1985 in Tianjin) is a Chinese football player. Club career Wan Cheng started his professional football career at Shandong Luneng after he joined them from Tianjin Locomotive's youth team. He made his senior leag ...

(born 1985), football player * Wan Houliang (born 1986), football player * Wan Peng (born 1996), actress

References

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