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Zai (surname)
Zai
is the
Mandarin pinyin
romanization
of the
Chinese surname
written in
Chinese character
. It is romanized
Tsai
in
Wade–Giles
. Zai is listed 302nd in the
Song dynasty
classic text
Hundred
Family
Surnames
. It is not among
the 300
most common surnames
in
China
. It was also
confirmed
not to be among
the 400
most
common surnames
in 2013.
Notable
people
Zai Kong,
Duke of Zhou
during the
Spring and Autumn period
Zai Yu or
Zai Wo
,
disciple of Confucius
, one of the
Twelve Philosophers
Zai Yingwen,
Ming dynasty
person
famous
for
filial piety