Luan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 栾 in simplified Chinese and 欒 in traditional Chinese. Luan is listed 243rd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 226th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.[2]
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| Pronunciation | Luán (Mandarin) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Notable people
edit- Luan Bin (欒賓; 8th century BC), minister of Huan Shu of Quwo
- Luan Cheng (欒成; died 709 BC), son of Luan Bin, minister of the State of Jin
- Luan Zhi (欒枝; died 622 BC), son of Luan Cheng, general of Jin
- Luan Dun (欒盾; 7th century BC), son of Luan Zhi, general of Jin
- Luan Shu (欒書; died 573 BC), son of Luan Dun, general of Jin
- Luan Yan (欒黶; died 556 BC), son of Luan Shu, general of Jin
- Luan Zhen (欒鍼; died 559 BC), younger brother of Luan Yan, general of Jin
- Luan Ying (欒盈; died 550 BC), son of Luan Yan, revolted against Jin
- Luan Fang (欒魴; 6th century BC), the only survivor of the Luan clan after its failed rebellion against Jin
- Luan Shi (欒施; 6th century BC), minister of the State of Qi
- Luan Bu (欒布; died 145 BC), Han dynasty general
- Luan Da (died 112 BC), Han dynasty religious figure
- Luan Ba (欒巴; died 168 AD), Eastern Han eunuch
- Jujie Luan (born 1958), Chinese-Canadian female fencer, Olympic champion
- Luan Jin (born 1958), badminton player, world champion
- Luan Bo (born 1965), female skater and coach
- Luan Yijun (栾义军; 1967–2009), football player
- Luan Keyong (欒克勇; born 1970), Taiwanese songwriter
- Luan Zheng (born 1984), female handball player
- Luan Yunping (栾云平; born 1984), xiangsheng performer
References
edit- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ 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 2014-10-28.
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