Tuo is a Chinese surname (Chinese :庹; pinyin :Tuǒ), [1] and a given name in various cultures. 柁 is pronounced Tuó in Mandarin.
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Notable people with the surname include:
Tuo is a Chinese surname (Chinese :庹; pinyin :Tuǒ), [1] and a given name in various cultures. 柁 is pronounced Tuó in Mandarin.
Notable people with the surname include:
Notable people with the given name include (characters differ):
Hua Tuo, courtesy name Yuanhua, was a Chinese physician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. The historical texts Records of the Three Kingdoms and Book of the Later Han record Hua Tuo as the first person in China to use anaesthesia during surgery. He used a general anaesthetic combining wine with a herbal concoction called mafeisan. Besides being respected for his expertise in surgery and anaesthesia, Hua Tuo was famous for his abilities in acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and medical Daoyin exercises. He developed the Wuqinxi from studying movements of the tiger, deer, bear, ape and crane.
Hanaoka Seishū was a Japanese surgeon of the Edo period with a knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine, as well as Western surgical techniques he had learned through Rangaku. Hanaoka is said to have been the first to perform surgery using general anesthesia.
Liao is a Chinese surname, most commonly found in Taiwan and Southern China. Statistics show it is among the 100 most common surnames in mainland China; figures from the Ministry of Public Security showed it to be the 61st most common surname, shared by around 4.2 million Chinese citizens.
Hua is a common transliteration for some Chinese surnames, of which the most common ones are 華/华 and 花. The Cantonese romanizations for 華 and 花 are Wah and Fa, respectively. 華, when pronounced in the fourth tone in Mandarin, is exclusively used in the name of Mount Hua and as a surname. The usual pronunciation of 華 is huá, which literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people. On the other hand, 花 literally means "flower".
Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 岳. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".
Xiahou is a Chinese compound surname from the Spring and Autumn period. After the State of Qi was destroyed by Chu, Duke Jian of Qi's younger brother, Prince Tuo (公子佗), fled to the State of Lu. Duke Dao of Lu granted him land and created him Marquis of Xia, after their ancestor's, Yu the Great's, dynastic name, Xia (夏).
Dǒng is a surname of Chinese origin. DONG is from a Chinese character that also means ‘to supervise’ or ‘to manage’. The story goes that in the 23rd century BC, an adviser to the emperor Shun was given this surname due to his ability to supervise and train dragons. In 2019, it was the 35th most common surname in Mainland China, shared by 6,770,000 people or 0.510% of the population.
Tao is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 陶 (Táo). It listed 31st in the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Hung is a non-pinyin romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese.
Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 沈.
Tou is a surname in various cultures.
Situ is one of the more common surviving Chinese compound surnames. It is also spelled in Wade–Giles as Ssŭtu or in the Mathews system as Szŭtu, and romanised from Cantonese as Szeto, Seto, or Sitou, or from Taishanese as Soohoo. It originates from the ancient Chinese title Situ, which can be translated as "Minister over the Masses". The surname is common in Guangdong province, particularly around Kaiping.
Tai is a surname in various cultures.
Chen Tuo, also known as Chen Ta (陳他) and Wufu (五父), was the thirteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the early Spring and Autumn period. His given name was Tuo (佗) or Ta (他), and he did not receive a posthumous name because he was a usurper.
Pu is the Pinyin transcription of a number of distinct Chinese surnames, including:
Jiǎn is a Han surname meaning "simple". It was the 382th surname listed on the Hundred Family Surnames. There are more people in Taiwan with this surname than any single province in Mainland China.
Tuo Tsung-hua is a Taiwanese actor. He won the 2005 Golden Bell Award for Best Actor.
Pú (蒲) is a Chinese surname.
Luò is a Chinese surname, also known as Lo in Wade-Giles romanization It is pronounced Loc, Lock, Lok or Locke in Cantonese.
Chien is a romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames and Chinese given names.
