Hao (surname)
Hao is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 郝 in Chinese characters. It is listed 77th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 82nd most common surname in China, shared by 2.7 million people.[2]
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| Pronunciation | Hǎo (Mandarin) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | a place in modern-day Shanxi province |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hau |
Origins:[3]
- the name of a fief (located in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi) granted to Zi Qi, a person during the reign of king Di Yi during the Shang dynasty
- traced back to the Wuhuan people
- traced back to a minority ethnic group in ancient southern China.
Notable people
- Hao Meng (died 196), Eastern Han officer under Lü Bu
- Hao Zhao (fl. 228), Cao Wei general
- Hao Chujun (607–681), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Hao Yaoqi (郝搖旗; died 1663), rebel general under Li Zicheng
- Hao Weizhen (1842–1920), taichi master
- Hao Peng (1881–?), Republic of China politician
- Hao Mengling (1892–1937), Republic of China general
- Hao Pengju (1903–1947), Republic of China general
- Fan Ming, born Hao Keyong (1914–2010), general and leader in Tibet
- Andrew Hao or Hao Jinli (1916–2011), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi
- Hau Pei-tsun or Hao Bocun (born 1919), retired general and former Premier of the Republic of China
- Hao Jianxiu (born 1935), PRC politician, member of the CPC Central Secretariat
- Hao Jiming (born 1946), environmental engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
- Hau Lung-pin or Hao Longbin (born 1952), Mayor of Taipei, son of Hau Pei-tsun
- Hao Ping (born 1959), PRC Vice Minister of Education
- Hao Peng (born 1960), PRC politician, Governor of Qinghai province
- Hao Haitao (born 1968), football player and coach
- Hao Haidong (born 1970), football player
- Hao Qun, pen name Murong Xuecun (born 1974), writer
- Hao Wei (born 1976), football player
- Hao Lei (born 1978), actress
- Hao Shuai (born 1983), table tennis player
- Hao Xingchen, football player
- Hao Yonghe (born 1989), football player
- Hao Yun (born 1995), swimmer, Olympic medalist
- Hao Siwen, a character in the classical novel Water Margin
References
- "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
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