Bian (surname)

Family name

Bian is the romanization of several Chinese surnames, including Biàn 卞, Biān 边, Biǎn 扁, Biàn 弁, Biàn 汴, etc. Biān 边 is the most common of these names, while Biàn 卞 is the second-most common.[1]

## Notable people named Bian[edit]

### 卞 Biàn[edit]

It is the 86th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2] As of 2018, it is the 269th most common surname in China.[3]

* Bian He, discoverer of the Heshibi
* Empress Dowager Bian to Cao Cao
* Empress Bian to Cao Mao
* Empress Bian to Cao Huan
* Bian Zhilin, poet in 20th century
* Bian Zhongyun, deputy principal beaten to death with wooden sticks by a group of students during Beijing's Red August at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
* Bian Yingui, physicist specializing in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
* Bian Xiaoxuan, historian in Chinese literature
* Bian Liunian, Chinese musician, composer, and musical director
* Bian Jun, former Chinese international football player
* Bian Lan, retired Chinese basketball player
* Bian Ka, Chinese shot putter
* Bian Chuxian, singer and member of SNH48's Team SII

### 边 Biān[edit]

It is the 313th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2] As of 2018, it is the 200th most common surname in China.[4]

* Bian Zhang, official in the Eastern Han dynasty
* Queen Bian, empress of Western Qin
* Bian Hao, general of Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
* Bian Jingzhao, painter in Ming Dynasty
* Bian Shoumin, painter in Qing Dynasty
* Bian Jinyang (边金阳; born 1993 in Heilongjiang, China) a Chinese author who published as a child
* Bian Jiang, Chinese voice actor
* Bian Hongmin, male Chinese volleyball player

### 扁 Biǎn[edit]

* Bian Que (real name Qin Yueren 秦越人), earliest known Chinese physician, according to semi-legends

## See also[edit]

* Bianzhou, old name for Kaifeng

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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 2021-07-31.
2. ^ a b K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
3. ^ 2018年最新百家姓氏排名 [Latest ranking of surnames as of 2018] (in Chinese). 265o.com. 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
4. ^ 2018年最新百家姓氏排名 [Latest ranking of surnames as of 2018] (in Chinese). 265o.com. 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-01.