compound surname
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Meanings
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a compound Chinese surname (family name)
A rare double-character family name of ancient origin. Most famously associated with Zhuansun Shi (颛孙师, courtesy name Zizhang 子张), one of the twelve major disciples of Confucius.
Tā他
xìng姓
Zhuān颛
sūn孙
。
His surname is Zhuansun.
Zhuān颛
sūn孙
Shī师
shì是
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
de的
zhù著
míng名
dì弟
zǐ子
。
Zhuansun Shi was a famous disciple of Confucius.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
Zhuān颛
sūn孙
shì是
yī一
gè个
hǎn罕
jiàn见
de的
fù复
xìng姓
。
In ancient times, Zhuansun was a rare compound surname.