Diao
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| Pronunciation | Diāo (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Tiao |
Diao is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 刁 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tiao in Wade–Giles. Diao is listed 148th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 245th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.[2]
Notable people
- Diao Jian (刁间), one of the richest merchants of the Western Han dynasty
- Diao Zidu (刁子都; died 26 AD), Xin dynasty rebel leader
- Diao Xie (刁協; died 322), Eastern Jin dynasty prime minister
- Diao Yi (刁彝), son of Diao Xie, avenged his father's death
- Diao Yong (刁雍; 390–484), Eastern Jin official, great-grandson of Diao Xie
- Diao Guangyin or Diao Guang (刁光胤; ca. 852–935), Tang dynasty painter
- George Tiao (刁錦寰; born 1933), statistician, member of the Academia Sinica
- Diao Wenyuan (刁文元; born 1943), table tennis player and coach
- David Diao (born 1943), Chinese-American artist
- Diao Guoxin (刁国新; born 1958), PLA lieutenant general
- Diao Yinan (born 1969), filmmaker and actor
- Diao Xiaojuan (born 1986), female Hong Kong cyclist
- Barbie Diao (刁扬; born 1990), model
- Diao Linyu (刁琳宇; born 1994), women's volleyball player
- Chuti Tiu, American actress
See also
- Salif Diao, Senegalese footballer
References
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ^ 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 2014-11-03.