Ai is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname 艾. 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 Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.[2]
 Ai in Chinese character | |
| Pronunciation | Ài (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | "mugwort" |
Notable people
edit- 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
- Sarah Allan (艾兰; born 1945), American paleographer and sinologist
- 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 Fei (艾芬; born 1974), Chinese physician
- Ai Jingjing (艾晶晶; born 1978), writer
- Ai Zhibo (艾志波; born 1982), football player
- Ai Mengmeng (艾梦萌; born 1983), singer
- Eve Ai (艾怡良; born 1987), Taiwanese singer
- Ai Fei (艾菲; born 1987), singer
- Gloria Ai (艾诚; born 1987), bilingual business anchorwoman
- Elkeson (艾克森; born 1989), footballer
References
edit- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ^ 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 2014-09-28.