Ai (surname)

Ai is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 艾 in Chinese character. It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 215th most common surname in China, shared by 400,000 people.[2]

Ai (艾)
Ai in Chinese character
PronunciationÀi (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaning"mugwort"

Notable people
  • Ai Nanying (艾南英; 1583–1646), Ming dynasty essayist
  • Ai Nengqi (艾能奇; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong
  • Ai Yuanzheng (艾元征; 1624–1676), Qing dynasty Minister of Justice
  • Ai Ai (艾靉; 1906–1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense
  • Ai Qing (艾青; 1910–1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan
  • Ai Siqi (艾思奇; 1910–1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan
  • Ai Xia (艾霞; 1912–1934), silent film actress
  • Ai Xing (艾兴; 1924–2008), mechanical engineer, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • Ai Zhisheng (艾知生; 1928–1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television
  • Ai Weiren (艾维仁; 1932–2018), PLA lieutenant general
  • Ai Xuan (艾軒; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing
  • Ai Husheng (艾虎生; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general
  • Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明; born 1953), writer and director
  • Ai Wei (艾伟; born 1955), Taiwanese actor
  • Ai Weiwei (艾未未; born 1957), artist, son of Ai Qing
  • Ai Baojun (艾宝俊; born 1960), former vice mayor of Shanghai
  • Randy Ai (艾雷迪; 1969–2013), Taiwanese cartoonist
  • Ai Jing (艾敬; born 1969), singer and painter
  • Ai Jingjing (艾晶晶; born 1978), writer
  • Ai Zhibo (艾志波; born 1982), football player
  • Eve Ai (艾怡良; born 1987), Taiwanese singer
  • Ai Fei (艾菲; born 1987), singer
  • Ai Mengmeng (艾梦萌; born 1983), singer

References
  1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  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 2014-09-28.
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