Ai (surname)

Ai (艾)

Ai in Chinese character

Pronunciation| Ài (Mandarin)
Language(s)| Chinese
Origin
Language(s)| Old Chinese
Meaning| "mugwort"

Ai is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname 艾. It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 215th most common surname in Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.[2]

## Notable people

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* Ai Nanying (艾南英; 1583–1646), Ming dynasty essayist
* Ai Nengqi (艾能奇; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong
* Ai Yuanzheng (艾元征; 1624–1676), Qing dynasty Minister of Justice
* Ai Ai (艾靉; 1906–1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense
* Ai Qing (艾青; 1910–1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan
* Ai Siqi (艾思奇; 1910–1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan
* Ai Xia (艾霞; 1912–1934), silent film actress
* Ai Xing (艾兴; 1924–2008), mechanical engineer, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
* Ai Zhisheng (艾知生; 1928–1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television
* Ai Weiren (艾维仁; 1932–2018), PLA lieutenant general
* Sarah Allan (艾兰; born 1945), American paleographer and sinologist
* Ai Xuan (艾軒; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing
* Ai Husheng (艾虎生; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general
* Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明; born 1953), writer and director
* Ai Wei (艾伟; born 1955), Taiwanese actor
* Ai Weiwei (艾未未; born 1957), artist, son of Ai Qing
* Ai Baojun (艾宝俊; born 1960), former vice mayor of Shanghai
* Randy Ai (艾雷迪; 1969–2013), Taiwanese cartoonist
* Ai Jing (艾敬; born 1969), singer and painter
* Ai Fei (艾芬; born 1974), Chinese physician
* Ai Jingjing (艾晶晶; born 1978), writer
* Ai Zhibo (艾志波; born 1982), football player
* Ai Mengmeng (艾梦萌; born 1983), singer
* Eve Ai (艾怡良; born 1987), Taiwanese singer
* Ai Fei (艾菲; born 1987), singer
* Gloria Ai (艾诚; born 1987), bilingual business anchorwoman
* Elkeson (艾克森; born 1989), footballer

## References

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1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
2. ^ 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 2014-09-28.

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101–200 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China (2013, Fuxi Culture Association)

#101–125|

* Tāng 汤/湯
* Xiàng 向
* Cháng 常
* Wēn 温/溫
* Kāng 康
* Shī 施
* Wén 文
* Niú 牛
* Fán 樊
* Gě 葛
* Xíng 邢
* Ān 安
* Qí 齐/齊
* Yì 易
* Qiáo 乔/喬
* Wǔ 伍
* Pāng 庞/龐
* Yán 颜/顏
* Ní 倪
* Zhuāng 庄/莊
* Niè 聂/聶
* Zhāng 章
* Lǔ 鲁/魯
* Yùe 岳
* Zhāi 翟

#126–150|

* Yīn 殷
* Zhān 詹
* Shēn 申
* Ōu 欧/歐
* Gěng 耿
* Guān 关/關
* Lán 兰/蘭
* Jiāo 焦
* Yú 俞
* Zuǒ 左
* Liǔ 柳
* Gān 甘
* Zhù 祝
* Bāo 包
* Níng 宁/寧
* Shàng 尚
* Fú 符
* Shū 舒
* Ruǎn 阮
* Kē 柯
* Jǐ/Jì 纪/紀
* Méi 梅
* Tóng 童
* Líng 凌
* Huá/Huà 华/華

#151–175|

* Shàn 单/單
* Jì 季
* Péi 裴
* Huò 霍
* Tú 涂
* Chéng 成
* Miáo 苗
* Gǔ 谷
* Shèng 盛
* Qǔ 曲
* Wēng 翁
* Rán 冉
* Luò 骆/駱
* Lán 蓝/藍
* Lù 路
* Yóu 游
* Xīn 辛
* Jìn 靳
* Ōuyáng 欧阳/歐陽
* Guǎn 管
* Chái 柴
* Méng 蒙
* Baò 鲍/鮑
* Bì 毕/畢
* Yù 喻

#176–200|

* Qí 祁
* Pú 蒲
* Fáng 房
* Téng 滕
* Qū 屈
* Ráo 饶/饒
* Xiè/Jiě 解
* Móu 牟
* Ài 艾
* Yóu 尤
* Yáng 阳/陽
* Shí 时/時
* Mù 穆
* Nóng 农/農
* Sī 司
* Zhuó 卓
* Gǔ 古
* Jí 吉
* Miào 缪
* Jiǎn 简/簡
* Chē 车/車
* Xiàng 项/項
* Lián 连/連
* Lú 芦/蘆
* Mài 麦/麥

Related|

* Hundred Family Surnames
* List of common Chinese surnames
* 100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China

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