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Dongfang (surname)

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Language(s)
  
Chinese

Meaning
  
the east

Language(s)
  
Chinese language

Variant(s)
  
Dongfang (Mandarin)

Dongfang (surname)

Pronunciation
  
Dōngfāng (Pinyin) Tong-hong (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)

Word/Name
  
Fu Xi clan Dongfang Shuo


Dongfang (Chinese: 东方; pinyin: Dōngfāng; literally: "the east") is a Chinese compound surname. Dongfang has two points of origin. One branch is said to be descended from the Fuxi clan, which originated in the east; the other is said to be descended from Dongfang Shuo, whose original family name was Zhang.

Dongfang is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.

Notable people named Dongfang

  • Dongfang Shuo, poet in Han Dynasty
  • Dongfang Qiu, poet and historian in Tang Dynasty
  • Dongfang Xian, scholar in Tang Dynasty
  • Dongfang Bubai, fictional character from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

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    Dongfang (surname) Wikipedia
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