Chai (surname)
Chái is a Chinese surname. The same surname is Sài in Vietnamese, and Si in Korean.
Chai is listed 325th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 127th most common surname in China, shared by 1.35 million people.Notable people
- Chai Shao, Chinese military general in the Tang Dynasty
- Chai Rong, Chinese emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty
- Chai Zongxun, Chinese emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong's son
- Chai Zemin, Chinese diplomat
- Chai Songyue, Chinese politician
- Makana Risser Chai, American author and massage therapist
- Mark Chai, Hawaiian-Chinese sculptor
- Chai Hui-chen, Taiwanese general and politician
- Arlene J. Chai, Filipino author
- Nelson Chai, American businessman
- Chai Ling, Chinese student leader in the 1989 Tian'anmen Square protests
- Chai Jing, Chinese journalist and host
- Chai Biao, Chinese badminton player
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