Liu
Common Asian surname
Liu is the most common surname in China, borne by tens of millions of people.
In pinyin romanization, it represents several different Chinese characters with distinct meanings and tones.
Outside China, Liu appears frequently as a given name or surname among people of Chinese descent: Liu was my roommate freshman year.
Chinese family name
- ChenZhou dynasty state
- LiBattery metal symbol
- YangMasculine cosmic principle
- ZhouAncient Chinese dynasty
genealogy · ancestry · clan · lineage · patronymic · heritage · bloodline · descent
High-ranking government official
- PinyinMandarin transliteration system
- HanChina's largest ethnicity
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- BeijingChina's seat of government
Shanghai · Hanzi · calligraphy · dynasty · Cantonese · tones · romanization
Zhang
Chinese family name
Zhou · genealogy · ancestry · clan · lineage · patronymic · heritage · bloodline · descent · ancestors
Mandarin
High-ranking government official
- PinyinMandarin transliteration system
- HanChina's largest ethnicity
- charactersPersons in a narrative
Beijing · Shanghai · Hanzi · calligraphy · dynasty · Cantonese · tones · romanization