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'''Rao''' ({{zh|t=饒|s=饶|p=Ráo}}) is a [[Chinese family name]]. It can also be spelled as "Jao," "Yow" or "Yaw".
'''Rao''' ({{zh|t=饒|s=饶|p=Ráo|w='''Jao'''}}) is a [[Chinese family name]]. It can also be spelled as "Yow" or "Yaw".


The surname Rao is approximately 2200 years old, and originated in the area near present-day [[Linfen]] county in [[Shanxi]] province.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
The surname Rao is approximately 2200 years old, and originated in the area near present-day [[Linfen]] county in [[Shanxi]] province.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

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Rao
PronunciationMandarin: Ráo
Origin
Language(s)Chinese
Region of originmodern day Shanxi and Jiangxi.

Rao (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Ráo; Wade–Giles: Jao) is a Chinese family name. It can also be spelled as "Yow" or "Yaw".

The surname Rao is approximately 2200 years old, and originated in the area near present-day Linfen county in Shanxi province.[citation needed]

Notable people

  • Rao Yutai (1891–1968), physicist
  • Rao Shushi (1903–1975), senior member of the Communist Party of China
  • Ngeow Sze Chan (1915–2002), Malaysian practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine
  • Jao Tsung-I (1917–2018), Hong Kong Chinese calligrapher
  • Rao Yi (born 1962), neuroscientist
  • Yaw Shin Leong (born 1976), Singaporean politician

References

See also