Rui (surname)

Updated on Oct 06, 2024

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Language(s) Chinese Variant(s) Jui		Language(s) Old Chinese

Pronunciation Ruì ([ɻwêi]) (Mandarin)

Rui is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 芮 in Chinese character. It is romanized Jui in Wade–Giles. Rui is listed 209th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

Notable people

Rui Yifu (芮逸夫; 1898–1991), Republic of China anthropologist

Rui Zhenggao (芮正皋; born 1919), Republic of China diplomat

Rui Xingwen (1927–2005), Communist Party Chief of Shanghai

Rui Qingkai (芮清凯; born 1945), lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army

Rui Naiwei (born 1963), Go player

Rui Chenggang (born 1977), former China Central Television news anchor

References

Rui (surname) Wikipedia

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