Dai (surname) explained
| Dai (Chinese: 戴) |
| Pronunciation: | Dài (Mandarin) |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Romanization: | Mandarin: Dai, Tai |
Dai is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written with the Chinese character . It is romanized as Tai in Wade-Giles and in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation. Dai is the 96th most common surname in China, according to a report on the household registrations released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007.[1]
Meanings of the character
- Apply items to the person's head, face, neck, hand, etc.
- Respect, esteem, or support.[2]
Notable people
Business
- Dai Chunning (戴春宁, born 1962), Chinese finance businessman
- Dai Min (戴敏, born 1958), Chinese water treatment businesswoman
- Weili Dai (戴伟立), Chinese-born American technology businesswoman
- Andrew Tai (戴浩原), Canadian-Chinese businessman, Founder & CEO of Unhaggle and Motoinsight
Academia and literature
- Dai Yi (戴逸, 1926–2024), Chinese historian
- Dai Qing (戴晴, born 1941), Chinese journalist
- Dai Sijie (戴思杰, born 1954), Chinese-born French author and filmmaker
- Dai Jinhua (戴锦华, born 1959), Chinese feminist cultural critic
- Dai Xu (戴旭, born 1964), Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation
- Hongjie Dai (戴宏杰, born 1966), Chinese-born American chemist
Entertainment
- Aaron Dai (戴海清, born 1967), American composer and pianist
- Leon Dai (戴立忍, born 1966), Taiwanese actor and film director
- Penny Tai (戴佩妮, born 1978), Malaysian Mandopop singer
- Dai Jiaoqian (戴娇倩, born 1982), Chinese actress
- Dantes Dailiang (戴亮, born 1978), French Mandopop singer
Politics and government
- Dai Jitao (戴季陶, 1891–1949), journalist and Kuomintang leader
- Dai Li (also Tai Li; 戴笠, 1897–1946), Republic of China spy chief
- Dai Bingguo (戴秉国, born 1941), Chinese politician and diplomat
- Dai Xianglong (戴相龙, born 1944), Chinese politician, former governor of the People's Bank of China
- Tai Chin-wah (戴展華, born 1952), Hong Kong former politician and lawyer
- Benny Tai (戴耀廷, One of the founders of the Occupy Central
- Dai Weimin (戴维民, born 1962), People's Liberation Army general
- Day Guey-ing (戴桂英), Deputy Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2012–2013)
- Irving H.C. Tai (戴豪君), Taiwan politician, former Deputy Commissioner of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission
- Tai Cheuk-yin (戴卓賢), Hong Kong politician, former chairman of the 123 Democratic Alliance
- Katherine Tai (戴琪, born 1974), United States Trade Representative, March 18 2021-present
Sport
- Tai Chao-chih (戴兆智, born 1930), Taiwanese sport shooter
- Dai Guohong (戴国红, born 1977), Chinese swimmer
- Dai Yun (戴韫, born 1977), retired Chinese female badminton player
- Dai Xianrong (戴宪荣, born 1982), China League One footballer
- Dai Lili (戴丽丽, born 1986), Chinese table tennis player
- Dai Lin (戴琳, born 1987), Chinese Super League footballer
- Tai Hung-hsu (戴宏旭, born 1987), Taiwanese football striker
- Dai Xiaoxiang (戴小祥, born 1990), Chinese archer
- Dai Jun (swimmer) (戴骏, born 1992), Chinese swimmer
- Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎, born 1992), Taiwanese badminton player
- Olivia Tai Qing Tong (戴辛彤, born), Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
Other
See also
- Yūki Tai, of unrelated Japanese surname Tai
Notes and References
- "公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓 有9288万人 [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012.
- https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%88%B4 汉典：戴的解释
