two-or-more-character surname; compound surname
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compound surname; surname consisting of two or more characters
formalA type of Chinese surname, in contrast to single-character surnames (单姓). Many are historic and less common today.
Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
、
Sī司
mǎ马
Yì懿
、
Ōu欧
yáng阳
Xiū修
dōu都
yōng拥
yǒu有
zhù著
míng名
de的
fù复
xìng姓
。
Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, and Ouyang Xiu all have famous compound surnames.
Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
，
fù复
xìng姓
xiāng相
duì对
dān单
xìng姓
shù数
liàng量
jiào较
shǎo少
。
In Chinese surname culture, compound surnames are relatively fewer in number compared to single-character surnames.
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Zhè这
wèi位
kè客
hù户
de的
fù复
xìng姓
shì是
“
Shàng上
guān官
”
。
This client's compound surname is 'Shangguan'.