Zai (surname)
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| Pronunciation | Zǎi (Mandarin) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
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| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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| Variant form(s) | Tsai |
Zai is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 宰 in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsai in Wade–Giles. Zai is listed 302nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2] It was also confirmed not to be among the 400 most common surnames in 2013.
