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Pronunciation | Lǐ, Lee (Mandarin) Lí (Hokkien) Lei (Cantonese) Lee (Taishanese) Lý (Vietnamese) Lee (Korean) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Meaning | Plum[citation needed] |
Region of origin | China[citation needed] |
Template:ChineseText Li or Lee (Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ; Hangul: 이/리) is a family name of Chinese origin.
It is a widespread surname in China, with about 7.9 percent of the Chinese population possessing this family name. Li is the most common surname for the Hakka Chinese (2007).[1] A Korean surname that uses the same Chinese character, which is often romanized as Lee, is the second most common Korean surname, after Kim. Both the Korean family name Lee and the Vietnamese family name Lý was derived from the same Chinese character as the Chinese surname.
In Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in many overseas Chinese communities, the spelling Lee is common. In Indonesia, the spelling Lie is used because of Dutch writing system influence. There are numerous regional Chinese pronunciations of 李 e.g. Lì (Sichuan), Lei5 (Cantonese), etc.
History
According to the Yuan He Xing Zuan (元和姓纂), the Chinese dictionary of surnames, the Li surname has a long history which goes back to Emperor Zhuanxu who was the first Li and lived before 2000 BC.[citation needed][dubious – discuss]
Li was the royal surname of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). About 15 different emperors had the Li surname. Li Yuan was the founder of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted from AD 618 to 907. During this time, Chinese culture and arts flourished and the country prospered tremendously.
A legend about the Li family is that those who are the directly descended from rebel Emperor Zhuanxu have a genetic trait noticeable in their feet. The last toe on each foot would be pointing inward a little rather than being straight like the rest of the toes. In addition, the nail on this foot has two sections, with one section appearing to override the other. This distinguishes the "true" Lis from the other families with the name as they were born with perfect feet.
The family of Chinese leader Mao Zedong seems to have had a special fondness for the Li family name. Mao himself went by the name Li Desheng for a period of time during the Long March, while his daughters are named Li Min and Li Na, while Jiang Qing, his last wife, used the name Li Runqing in her final years. Mao Yuanxin was named Li Shi while working in a factory after his release from prison.
People
- Christopher Lee, Singaporean actor
- Li Cairong, a woman who lived longer than 100 years
- Li Cunxin, dancer
- Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong
- Li Huirong, Chinese long and triple jumper
- Li Shizhen, Ming dynasty physician and pharmacologist
- Li Yingshi, Chinese author
- Lý Thái Tổ, Vietnamese emperor who founded Lý Dynasty and established the city of Hanoi in 1010
- Susur Lee, chef
- Witness Lee, Christian minister
- Richard Ly, Founder of Babou
- Simon Ly, Founder of Simtoon (Epic Boss from Sydney)
- Li Ping, mathematician
Government, politics, military
- Andrew Li, CBE, GBM, JP, Hong Kong's first Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
- Lee Hsien Loong, current Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Teng-hui, former President of Taiwan
- Li Ao, Taiwanese writer, ROC legislator
- Li Changchun, member of the CCP Politburo
- Li Dazhao, co-founder of the CPC
- Li Guofan, politician
- Li Hongzhang, Qing Dynasty statesman and military general
- Li Hua, government official, Guangdong Province, PRC.
- Li Lu, businessman, dissident, former student protestor
- Li Peng, former Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Li Ruihuan, PRC politician
- Li Rusong, Ming Dynasty military commander
- Li Si, Chancellor of the Qin Dynasty
- Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang
- Li imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty
- Li Tien-Min, ROC legislator and historian
- Li Xiannian, former President of the People's Republic of China
- Li Zicheng, Ming Dynasty rebel leader
- Li Zongren, vice-president and acting president of the Republic of China, general
- Seang Le, President of MPSA 2011
- Caleb James Shang, DCM & Bar, MM, Australian Imperial Force. The most decorated Chinese Australian soldier, the son of Lee Wah-shang of Guangdong, China.
Entertainment
- Ang Lee, Taiwanese film director
- Angelica Lee, Malaysian Chinese film actress and pop singer
- Brandon Lee, Chinese-American actor
- Bruce Lee, Chinese-American martial artist, actor
- Coco Lee, Chinese-American singer and actress
- Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Hong Kong actor
- Dick Lee, Japanese-based Singaporean entertainer
- Hacken Lee, Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and lyricist, actor
- Herman Li, guitarist from DragonForce
- Lee Hyori, Famous Singer/Performer in South Korea
- Jet Li, Chinese martial artist, actor
- Leanne Li, Miss Chinese Vancouver 2004 winner, Miss Chinese International 2005 winner, Hong Kong actress
- Lee Jin-Ki, Famous Singer, member of Korean boy band group SHINee (also known as Onew)
- Lee Soon-kyu, Famous Singer, member of Korean girl group Girls' Generation (also known as Sunny)
- Lee Jun Ho, Famous Singer, member of Korean boy band group 2PM
- Lee Chang-Min, Famous Ballad Singer, member of Korean boy band group 2AM
- Lee San-San, 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant winner
- Lee Tae Min, Famous Singer and member of Korean boy band group SHINee
- Levy Li, Miss Malaysia Universe 2008
- Li Bingbing, Chinese actress
- Li Han Hsiang, Chinese film director
- Li Ning, Chinese Olympic gymnast and entrepreneur
- Li Yong, Chinese television host
- Li Yundi, pianist
Literature, writing, journalism
- Li Bai, Tang Dynasty poet
- Li Qingzhao, Song Dynasty female writer and poet
- Li Shangyin, Tang dynasty poet
- Li Yu, (aka Li Houzhu), poet and last ruler of the Southern Tang kingdom
- Li Yu, author, dramatist, producer, director and bookshop owner
Business
- David Li, GBS, JP, OBE, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Bank of East Asia in Hong Kong
- Lee Hsien Yang, chairman of Fraser and Neave Limited
- Lee Kai-Fu, founding president of Google China
- Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong billionaire businessman
- Li Ka Shing, prominent Hong Kong billionaire businessman
- Li Ning, former Olympic gymnast turned entrepreneur, founder and current chairman of Li-Ning Company Limited
- Martin Lee, vice-chairman and managing director of Henderson Land Development
- Lee Xi Wen, Malaysia businessman
- Richard Li, Chairman and Executive Director of PCCW
- Victor Li, Hong Kong businessman
- Lee Kong Chian, one of the founders of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and its chairman from 1938 until his death in 1967.[2]
Scholars, academics, scientists
- Arthur Li, surgeon and former Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Henry Chang-Yu Lee, forensic scientist
- Lee Tsung-dao, Nobel physicist
- Lee Wen Ho, Chinese-American physicist
- Lee Yuan T., Taiwan Nobel chemist (was US citizen when receiving Nobel Prize).
- Yuk-Wing Lee, MIT professor of Electrical Engineering
- Li Choh-Ming, Hong Kong economist and educator
- Li Er (aka Laozi), Zhou Dynasty philosopher
- Li Fuk, executive manager in the U.S. Space Program
- Yueh-Ting Lee, Social psychologist
- Gary Yia Lee, Hmong anthropologist
- Li Lei, Genetic Scientist
- Li Xiang, Cluster Chemist
- Li Zehou, contemporary scholar and academic, critic of the P.R.C.
Sport
- Li Na, professional tennis player
- Lee Chong Wei, professional badminton player
Fictional people
- Lee Bailong, Shaman King character
- Lee Diendou, Fighter's History character
- Li Kohran, Sakura Wars character
- Meiling Li; Syaoran Li; Yelan Li, Cardcaptor Sakura characters
- Li Xiangying, Angel Heart character
- Li Ren, Hanasakeru Seishounen characters
- Lenalee; Komui Lee, D.Gray-man characters
- Li Xiaoyao, Chinese Paladin character
- Lee, East of Eden character
- Miss Lee, Missee Lee character
- Li Kouyuu, Saiunkoku Monogatari character
- Rock Lee, Naruto character
- Li Mei, Mortal Combat character
References
- ^ "李姓——客家第一大姓". China Review News (in Chinese). 2007-02-06. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_978_2006-06-16.html