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Zhai (翟)
Origin

Pronunciation	Zhái (Mandarin) Chak (Cantonese)
Language(s)	Chinese
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)	Chai, Chak

Zhai is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 翟 in Chinese character. It is romanized Chai in Wade–Giles, and Chak in Cantonese. It is listed 292nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] As of 2008, it is the 120th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.^[2]

Notable people

Zhai Huang (翟璜; fl. 4th century BC), Prime Minister of Marquess Wen of Wei
Zhai Fangjin (翟方進; died 7 AD), Prime Minister of the Han dynasty
Zhai Liao (died 391), founder of the Zhai Wei state
Zhai Zhao (died 393), son of Zhai Liao, the second and final ruler of Zhai Wei
Zhai Rang (died 617), Sui dynasty rebel leader
Zhai Wang (翟汪; 1877–1941), Republic of China politician, Governor of Guangdong province
Zhai Wenxuan (翟文選; 1878–1950), Republic of China politician, Governor of Liaoning province
Zhai Yiwo (翟一我; 1921–2007), journalist and translator
Zhai Yusheng (翟裕生; born 1930), geologist
Zhai Xiangjun (1939–2019), translator and educator
Zhai Wanchen (翟万臣; born 1949), actor
Zhai Zhenhua (born 1951), writer
Zhai Jun (born 1954), Chinese ambassador to France
Zhai Yongming (born 1955), poet
Zhai Zhigang (born 1966), astronaut
Zhai Chao (born 1971), female Olympic handball player
Zhai Yanpeng (born 1982), football player
William Chak or Zhai Weilian (born 1985), Hong Kong actor
Zhai Ling (翟凌; born 1987), model
Zhai Tianlin (born 1987), actor
Chak Ting Fung or Zhai Tingfeng (born 1989), Hong Kong football player
Zhai Xiaochuan (born 1993), Chinese basketball player
Zhai Siming (born 1996), Singaporean actor

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.

101–200 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China (2013, Fuxi Culture Association)
#101–125	[[Tāng (surname)\|Tāng 汤/湯]] [[Xiang (surname)\|Xiàng 向]] [[Chang (surname)\|Cháng 常]] [[Wen (surname 溫)\|Wēn 温/溫]] [[Kang (Chinese surname)\|Kāng 康]] [[Shī (surname)\|Shī 施]] [[Wen (surname 文)\|Wén 文]] [[Niu (surname)\|Niú 牛]] [[Fán (surname)\|Fán 樊]] [[Ge (surname)\|Gě 葛]] [[Xing (surname)\|Xíng 邢]] [[An (Chinese surname)\|Ān 安]] [[Qi (surname 齊)\|Qí 齐/齊]] [[Yi (surname 易)\|Yì 易]] [[Qiao (surname)\|Qiáo 乔/喬]] [[Wu (surname 伍)\|Wǔ 伍]] [[Pang (surname)\|Pāng 庞/龐]] [[Yan (surname 顏)\|Yán 颜/顏]] [[Ni (surname)\|Ní 倪]] [[Zhuang (surname)\|Zhuāng 庄/莊]] [[Nie (surname)\|Niè 聂/聶]] [[Zhang (surname 章)\|Zhāng 章]] [[Lu (surname 魯)\|Lǔ 鲁/魯]] [[Yue (surname)\|Yùe 岳]] [[Zhai\|Zhāi 翟]]
#126–150	[[Yīn (surname)\|Yīn 殷]] [[Zhan (surname)\|Zhān 詹]] [[Shēn (surname)\|Shēn 申]] [[Ou (surname) \|Ōu 欧/歐]] [[Geng (surname)\|Gěng 耿]] [[Guān\|Guān 关/關]] [[Lan (surname 兰)\|Lán 兰/蘭]] [[Jiao (surname)\|Jiāo 焦]] [[Yu (Chinese surname)\|Yú 俞]] [[Zuo\|Zuǒ 左]] [[Liǔ\|Liǔ 柳]] [[Gan (surname)\|Gān 甘]] [[Zhù (surname)\|Zhù 祝]] [[Bao (surname)\|Bāo 包]] [[Ning (surname)\|Níng 宁/寧]] [[Shang (surname)\|Shàng 尚]] [[Fu (surname 符)\|Fú 符]] [[Shu (surname)\|Shū 舒]] [[Ruan (surname)\|Ruǎn 阮]] [[Ke (surname)\|Kē 柯]] [[Ji (surname 纪)\|Jǐ/Jì 纪/紀]] [[Mei (surname)\|Méi 梅]] [[Tong (surname)\|Tóng 童]] [[Ling (surname)\|Líng 凌]] [[Hua (surname)\|Huá/Huà 华/華]]
#151–175	[[Shan (surname)\|Shàn 单/單]] [[Ji (surname 季)\|Jì 季]] [[Pei (surname)\|Péi 裴]] [[Huo\|Huò 霍]] [[Tu (surname)\|Tú 涂]] [[Cheng (surname)\|Chéng 成]] [[Miáo (surname)\|Miáo 苗]] [[Gǔ (surname)\|Gǔ 谷]] [[Sheng (surname)\|Shèng 盛]] [[Qu (surname 曲)\|Qǔ 曲]] [[Weng (surname)\|Wēng 翁]] [[Ran (surname)\|Rán 冉]] [[Luò (surname)\|Luò 骆/駱]] [[Lan (surname 蓝)\|Lán 蓝/藍]] [[Lu (surname 路)\|Lù 路]] [[You (surname)\|Yóu 游]] [[Xin (surname)\|Xīn 辛]] [[Jin (Chinese surname)\|Jìn 靳]] [[Ouyang\|Ōuyáng 欧阳/歐陽]] [[Guan (surname)#People with the surname Guăn 管\|Guǎn 管]] [[Chai (surname)\|Chái 柴]] [[Mong (surname)\|Méng 蒙]] [[Bao (surname)\|Baò 鲍/鮑]] [[Bi (surname)\|Bì 毕/畢]] [[Yu (Chinese surname)\|Yù 喻]]
#176–200	[[Qi (surname)\|Qí 祁]] [[Pú (surname)\|Pú 蒲]] [[Fang (surname)#房 (Fáng)\|Fáng 房]] [[Teng (surname)\|Téng 滕]] [[Qu (surname 屈)\|Qū 屈]] [[Rao (Chinese surname)\|Ráo 饶/饒]] [[Xie (surname 解)\|Xiè/Jiě 解]] [[Mou (surname)\|Móu 牟]] [[Ai (surname)\|Ài 艾]] [[You (surname)\|Yóu 尤]] [[Yang (surname 陽)\|Yáng 阳/陽]] [[Shi (surname 時)\|Shí 时/時]] [[Mu (surname)\|Mù 穆]] [[Nong (surname)\|Nóng 农/農]] [[Si (surname)\|Sī 司]] [[Zhuo\|Zhuó 卓]] [[Gǔ (surname 古)\|Gǔ 古]] [[Ji (surname 吉)\|Jí 吉]] [[Miào (surname)\|Miào 缪]] [[Jian (surname)\|Jiǎn 简/簡]] [[Che (surname)\|Chē 车/車]] [[Xiang (surname 項)\|Xiàng 项/項]] [[Lian (surname)\|Lián 连/連]] [[Lu (surname 蘆)\|Lú 芦/蘆]] [[Mai (Chinese surname)\|Mài 麦/麥]]
Related	Hundred Family Surnames List of common Chinese surnames [[Template:100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China\|100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China]]