Yī () is a
Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...
. It is also rarely spelled as Yih in
Wade–Giles
Wade–Giles ( ) is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from the system produced by Thomas Francis Wade during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert Giles's '' A Chinese–English Dictionary'' ...
. According to a 2013 study, it was found to be the 289th most common surname, shared by 206,000 people or 0.016% of the population, with the province with the most being
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
.
[中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013]
Notable people
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Yi Ji (伊籍, fl. 200s–221), courtesy name Jibo, was an official serving in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China
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Yi Hai (伊海; 1698 –
c. 1747) was a Chinese painter and merchant who frequented the Japanese trading port of Nagasaki
* (伊秉绶) (1754–1815), Chinese calligrapher and political figure
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Yi Ling (伊玲, formerly 钱今凡, born 1928) is the oldest living transgender woman in China
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Yi Yi (actress) (伊一; born 1989 in Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese actress and host
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames