Dongfang (surname)

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Language(s) Chinese Meaning the east		Language(s) Chinese language Variant(s) Dongfang (Mandarin)

Pronunciation Dōngfāng (Pinyin)Tong-hong (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Word/Name Fu Xi clanDongfang 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

References

Dongfang (surname) Wikipedia

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