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689: 27: 1321: 606:(钱卓) (born 1962), Neuroscientist and geneticist, the pioneer of Cre/lox neurogenetics and the creator of smart mouse Doogie. He is also known for his Theory of Connectivity regarding the basic logic of brain computation and the origin of intelligence. 149:, Qian was regarded as second only to Zhao, the imperial surname of the Song. As of 2008, Qian is the 96th most common surname in China, shared by 2.2 million people, with the province with the most people sharing the name being 222:
in south-eastern China. Qian Liu had many sons, who were posted to different parts of his kingdom, greatly increasing the density of the Qian surname within the former territory of Wuyue. This area comprises today's
729: 1306: 722: 715: 609: 520: 452: 612:(1904-1940) Engineer, builder of Hangzhou bridge, bridges on the Burma Road during WWII. Was killed by Japanese fighter planes during the war. 269: 539: 383: 357: 325: 344: 211: 570:(錢天問) (1931-1983), American Computer Scientist, University of Illinois Professor, Director of Coordinated Science Laboratory 1431: 1426: 550: 251:. The Qian family was thereafter prominent at the Song court, with Qian Chu's son, Qian Weiyan, serving as a prominent 176: 1344: 496: 483: 1301: 58: 1340: 468:(錢秀玲; 1912–2008), Chinese emigrant to Belgium who helped save hundreds of Belgians from execution by the Nazi 50: 666: 707: 1238: 488: 702: 1436: 1142: 1037: 1295: 647: 195:("Money Office"). His descendants adopted the surname "Qian", literally "money", from his title. 129: 896: 865: 167: 1082: 1370: 1077: 906: 891: 600:(钱敏) (1927–2019), mathematical physicist, winner of the 11th Hua Luogeng Prize in Mathematics 1392: 1188: 956: 1263: 1183: 659:
Small round objects similar to a coin, derived from its meaning related to Chinese coinage.
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intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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Being descendants of the Peng kingdom, the Qian family originally congregated around
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official, Fu, was a descendant of Pengzu and served in the royal Treasury, the
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Cost, expense, fee, etc., derived from its meaning related to Chinese coinage.
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Meaning of property, derived from its meaning related to Chinese coinage.
533: 477: 428: 338: 319: 536:(钱志君) (born 1987), actor and subject of the "Little Fatty" internet meme 530:(1900–1994), Minister of Light Industry and Minister of Textile Industry 1348: 619: 508: 422: 410: 112: 20: 1403: 585: 517:(钱正英) (1923–2022), hydrologist, People's Republic of China politician 502: 431:(钱其琛) (1928–2017), Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China 255:. During this period, the Qian family also spread to northern China. 462:(born 1966), Tibetologist and Indologist, Fudan University professor 615: 597: 480:(Tsien Hsue-shen) (錢學森) (1911–2009), rocket scientist and physicist 311: 305: 228: 224: 215: 207: 35: 26: 413:(錢李仁) (born 1924), People's Republic of China politician, diplomat 1330: 292: 244: 232: 203: 180: 172: 150: 1062: 1027: 931: 901: 425:(钱楠筠) (born 1978), economist, Northwestern University Professor 386:(钱宝钧) (1907–1996), polymer chemist and educator, co-founder of 236: 199: 66: 594:(錢存訓) (1909−2015), sinologist, University of Chicago professor 641: 299: 248: 219: 146: 120: 39: 31: 179:, via Pengzu, the founder of the Peng kingdom in modern-day 1228: 916: 670: 623: 1163: 825: 765: 511:(钱运录) (born 1944), People's Republic of China politician 401:(錢復) (born 1935), Republic of China politician, diplomat 618:(钱锟) (born 1996) Singer, member of South Korean group 738:
100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
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and his descendants ruled the independent kingdom of
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For Korean won, see 703:All Knowledge pages beginning with Qian 564:(1895–1935), Chinese intelligence agent 443:(錢思亮) (1908–1983), chemist and educator 341:(钱惟演) (962–1034), Song Chancellor, Duke 81: 1414: 212:Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 90: 1363: 711: 558:(錢鍾書) (1910–1998), scholar and writer 171:, the Qian surname is descended from 505:(钱七虎) (born 1937), military engineer 437:(钱三强) (1913–1992), nuclear physicist 13: 551:China National Nuclear Corporation 279:(1686–1774), Qing dynasty minister 14: 1448: 549:(born 1960), former President of 484:Qian Ying (politician, born 1903) 295:(錢起) (710–782), Tang dynasty poet 258: 247:, the Song capital in modern-day 1329:This page lists people with the 1319: 687: 1302:List of common Chinese surnames 669:, equaling to one tenth of one 243:in 978, the last king moved to 239:. After Wuyue submitted to the 1397: 1386: 71: 62: 54: 1: 1356: 665:, a traditional mass unit of 263: 667:Chinese units of measurement 119:. 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Korean won

Wuyue
Hangzhou
Wuyue
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
Wade–Giles
Shanghainese
[ʑ̊i]
Wu Chinese
Chinese family name
money
Song Dynasty
Hundred Family Surnames
Zhao
Sun
Li
Wuyue
Jiangsu
Song dynasty
Tongzhi
Zhuanxu
Five Emperors
Jiangsu
Shang dynasty
Zhou dynasty
Xiapi
Jiangsu

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