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Bo (Chinese surname)

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China

Bo is a set of several Chinese family names, including 薄 Bó, 柏 Bó/Baí, 波 Bō, 伯 Bó, etc. Among these names, 柏 is the 213th most common surname in China at present, shared by at least 430,000 Chinese citizens, although when used as a surname it is generally pronounced Bai. None of the other characters pronounced Bo are currently in the top 300 surnames in China, although surname 薄 is the 271st surname in the Hundred Family Surnames and is quite well-known due to it being the family name of high-profile politicians Bo Xilai and his father Bo Yibo.

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薄 Bó

  • Empress Dowager Bo (died 155 BC) of the Han Dynasty
  • Empress Bo (died 147 BC) of the Han Dynasty
  • Bo Yibo (薄一波;1908 – 2007), Chinese communist politician
  • Bo Xilai (simplified Chinese: 薄熙来; traditional Chinese: 薄熙來; born 1949), son to Bo Yibo, former CPC Chongqing Committee Secretary
  • Bo Bing (薄冰;1921 – 2013), Chinese English grammar academic

    • 柏 Bó

  • Bo Yang, penname of a writer in Taiwan

    • 波 Bō

  • Bo Cai, officer of the Yellow Turbans

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    Bo (Chinese surname) Wikipedia
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