Zhai

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{{see|Di (surname)}}

{{Infobox surname

| name = Zhai (翟)

| image = Zhai name.png

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| pronunciation = Zhái (Mandarin)
Chak (Cantonese)

| language = Chinese

| languageorigin = Old Chinese

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| variant = Chai, Chak

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Zhai is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written {{linktext|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=zh |access-date=2014-09-16}} As of 2008, it is the 120th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 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=zh |date=2009-01-06 |access-date=2014-09-18}}