Author: Kheng Chuan Goh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810436346
Category : Names, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 359

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Author: Xiaoan Liu
Publisher: Asiapac Books Pte, Limited
ISBN: 9789813068308
Category : Names, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A wonderful book to help parents and individuals choose Chinese names. Find the most original, appropriate and beautiful name for yourself or your child, and at the same time enhance your understanding of the Chinese culture.

Author: Kheng Yew Goh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810074272
Category : Names, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: Emma Woo Louie
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786438770
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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The naming practices of Chinese Americans are the focus of this work. Since Chinese immigration began in the mid-19th century, names of immigrants and their descendants have been influenced by both Chinese and American name customs. This detailed study first describes the naming traditions of China, providing a base for understanding how personal names may change in the interaction between cultures. One discovers that surnames are clues to Chinese dialect sounds, that many have been Americanized, that new surnames were created and that, in more recent decades as the Chinese American population has grown, new names practices developed and surnames have proliferated. Included are ideographs to surnames and an overview of their preservation by Americans of Chinese descent.

Author: Lim SK
Publisher: Asiapac Books Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9812299874
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 161

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Did you know that if your surname is Ji and Jiang, it would mean that you are actually a descendant of the legendary emperors? And interestingly, the predecessors who fled from the despotic King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty named themselves after the things that saved them: Li, which stood for the wild fruit muzi, and Lin, the forest which was a hide-out from the king! Find out more fascinating details about 100 Chinese family names: * Difference between surnames and clan names. * Stories related to the most common surnames: Li, Wang, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Huang, and more. * Naming traditions; names and fortune; manner of addressing. As the book covers the entire span of recorded Chinese history from the past to the present, you will find it an eye-opener as a reference manual and a delightful source of little-known facts.

Author: Andrew Ellis
Publisher: Paradigm Publications
ISBN: 9780912111193
Category : Acupuncture
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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Point names, the traditional means of identifying acupoints, have meanings that are hard to grasp. This text promotes understanding of each point's use in acupuncture practice by considering the meaning, context and significance of each. The 363 points covered are listed according to the system currently in use in China.

Author: Evelyn Lip
Publisher: Times Editions Pte
ISBN: 9789812327277
Category : Fortune
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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To the Chinese, a person's name has great significance and is believed to be tied to his destiny. It must be chosen with utmost care. How do we choose an appropriate and auspicious Chinese name? How to choose an auspicious name based on ancient Chinese theories: the yin-yang, compatibility of the Five Elements, the number of strokes, Eight Characters (derived from a person's year, month, day and time of birth), and the person's horoscope.

Author: Connie Ellefson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440330999
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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Genealogists understand the value of a name and all the family history information names can provide. Now you can learn more about the Chinese names in your family tree with this comprehensive guide. Discover the meaning of Chinese names.You’ll also find: • Chinese naming • patterns and traditions • Chinese emigration patterns • A pronunciation guide for the names

Author: Mary Cummings
Publisher: Albert Whitman
ISBN: 9780807579039
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Ada has three names. Wang Bin is what the caregivers called her at her Chinese orphanage. Ada is the name her American parents gave her. And there is a third name, a name the infant Ada only heard whispered by her Chinese mother.

Author: Evelyn Lip
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780893468477
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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This book explains how to to choose the best chinese name based on ancient Chinese theories. Methods of name selection, including Ying and Yang, the Chinese horoscope, are discussed by Dr. Lip.