Dai (surname)
| Dai (戴) | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Dài (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Tai |
Dai is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written as 戴 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tai in Wade-Giles. Dai is the 96th most common surname in China, according to a report on the household registrations released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007.[1]
Notable people
- Dai Li (Tai Li), Republic of China spy chief
- Tai Chi-tao, journalist and Kuomintang leader
- Dai Xu, a Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation
- Dai Sijie, a Chinese–French author and filmmaker
- Dai Yun, a retired Chinese female badminton player
See also
- Yūki Tai, of unrelated Japanese surname Tai
References
- ↑ "公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓 有9288万人 [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012.(Chinese)