Топ-100 китайских фамилий

Means "king" — the most common surname in China (~100M people).

Means "plum tree"; the Tang-dynasty imperial family name.

Originally "to draw a bow" — the archer's surname.

The Han-dynasty imperial surname.

From the ancient state of Chen; #1 in southern China and Taiwan.

Means "poplar tree".

Means "yellow"; very common in the south (often romanized Wong).

The Song-dynasty imperial surname — first in the classic 百家姓 list.

From the ancient state of Wu around modern Jiangsu.

From the Zhou dynasty, China's longest.

From the ancient state of Xu.

Means "grandchild"; Sun Tzu (孙子) wrote The Art of War.

Means "horse"; common among Hui Muslims (from Muhammad).

Means "vermilion red"; the Ming-dynasty imperial surname.

An ancient state name; also "beard".

Means "outer city wall".

Same origin as 韩 Hán — a sound change preserved the split.

Means "forest"; hugely common in Fujian and Taiwan (Lim/Lam).

From the ancient state of Luo; means "net".

Means "tall, high".

As a surname always Zēng — never céng.

As a surname read Rén (2nd tone), not rèn.

Means "gold"; the same character as Korean Kim.

Means "bear".

Means "white".

The surname of Mencius (孟子).

From the Qin dynasty — the origin of the word "China".

Means "river".

Means "thunder".

Means "dragon".

Means "history, scribe".

Means "ten thousand".

Means "money".

As a surname usually Qín (also Tán in some families).

Means "martial"; the surname of Wu Zetian, China's only empress.

The surname of Confucius (孔子).

Means "soup" in modern Chinese.