Duan (surname)
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Chinese character Duàn
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Pronunciation | Duàn (Pinyin) |
Language(s) | Chinese, Korean, Vietnam |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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Derivative(s) | Đoàn, Dan |
段 (Mandarin Chinese: Duan; Vietnamese: Đoàn; Korean: Dan) is a surname in China, Korea, and Vietnam.
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Notable people
China
- Duan Sui (died 386) was a ruler of the Xianbei state Western Yan
- Duan Siping, founder of the Kingdom of Dali
- Duan Yucai (1735–1815), philologist
- Duan Qirui (1865–1936), Chinese politician
Vietnam
- Doan Hoang (Hoàng Nien Thuc-Đoan), film producer, screenwriter, and director
- Đoàn Minh Phượng, film director
- Doan Thi Cach (Ðoàn Thį Cách), sprint canoer
- Doan Van Toai (Đoàn Văn Toại), Vietnamese democracy activist and author of The Vietnamese Gulag
See also
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