Chai (surname)
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Chai ({{zh|c={{linktext|柴}}|w=Ch'ai|hp=Chái}}, also spelled as Tsai, Tchai) is a Chinese surname. The same surname is Sài in Vietnamese, and Si ({{lang|ko|시}}, sometimes spelled as Shi, See, Sie, Sea) in Korean.
Chai is listed 325th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=Chinese |accessdate=2014-09-16}} As of 2008, it is the 127th most common surname in China, shared by 1.35 million people.{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |script-title=zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）|trans-title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=Chinese |date=2009-01-06 |accessdate=2014-09-18}}
Notable people
- Chai Shao (588–638), Chinese military general in the Tang Dynasty
- Chai Rong (921–959), Chinese emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty
- Chai Zongxun (953–973), Chinese emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong's son
- Chai Zemin (1916–2010), Chinese diplomat
- Chai Songyue (born 1941), Chinese politician
- Makana Risser Chai (born 1953), American author and massage therapist
- Mark Chai (born 1954), Hawaiian-Chinese sculptor
- Chai Hui-chen (born {{circa}} 1955), Taiwanese general and politician
- Arlene J. Chai (born 1955), Filipino author
- Nelson Chai (born 1965), American businessman
- Chai Ling (born 1966), Chinese student leader in the 1989 Tian'anmen Square protests
- Chai Jing (born 1976), Chinese journalist and host
- Chai Biao (born 1990), Chinese badminton player
In fiction:
- Chai Jin, fictional character in the novel Water Margin, descendant of Chai Rong
- Chai Xianghua, fictional character in the Soulcalibur video game series
See also
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- Cai (surname) ({{linktext|蔡}})
- Chal (name)
- Char (name)
- Qi (surname 齊)
References
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{{101-200 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China}}
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