Diao

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Diao (刁)
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Pronunciation Diāo (Mandarin)
Language(s) Chinese
Origin
Language(s) Old Chinese
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Variant(s) Tiao

Diao is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 刁 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tiao in Wade–Giles. Diao is listed 148th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames . [1] As of 2008, it is the 245th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. ↑ 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 2014-11-03.
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