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Duanmu

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Pronunciation
  
Duānmù (Mandarin)

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Language(s)
  
Chinese

Variant(s)
  
Tuan-mu

Duanmu is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese compound surname written 端木 in Chinese characters. It is romanized as Tuan-mu in Wade–Giles. Duanmu is listed 447th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in modern China.

Notable people

  • Duanmu Ci or Zigong (520–456 BC), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
  • Duanmu Shu (端木叔), Warring States period descendant of Duanmu Ci, known for his wealth and philanthropy
  • Duan Fuchu or Duanmu Fuchu (端復初; 1321–1373), Ming dynasty Minister of Justice
  • Duanmu Guohu (端木國瑚; 1773–1837), Qing dynasty official and scholar of the I Ching
  • Duanmu Jie (端木傑; 1897–1972), Republic of China general and Minister of Transportation
  • Duanmu Kai (端木愷; 1903–1987), Republic of China politician, President of Soochow University (Taiwan)
  • Duanmu Hongliang (1912–1996), novelist
  • Lucy Duanmu (端木露西; 1912–1998), writer, wife of Chu Anping
  • Duanmu Zheng (端木正; 1920–2006), Vice President of the Supreme People's Court of the PRC, son of Duanmu Jie
  • Duanmu Mei (端木美), historian, daughter of Duanmu Zheng
  • References

    Duanmu Wikipedia