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 |
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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