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Kang (Chinese surname)

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Kang (康, pinyin: Kāng) is a Chinese surname. It is considered one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames," and in this context it is derived from the city of Samarkand.[1] It is the 88th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2]

  • Kang Senghui (died 280), Buddhist monk of Sogdian origin
  • Kang Youwei (1858–1927), reformist political figure from the late Qing dynasty
  • Kang Tongbi (1887–1969), social activist from the early Republic of China period, Kang Youwei's daughter
  • Kang Sheng (1898–1975), high-ranking official in the People's Republic of China
  • Kang Keqing (1911–1992), politician, wife of Zhu De
  • Kang Laiyi (1936–2019), epidemiologist
  • Kang Hui (born 1972), news anchor
  • Kang Ching-jung (康晋榮), or commonly known as Kang Kang (康康), is a Taiwanese entertainer and singer
  • Kang Jingwei (康敬伟, Jeffrey Kang, born 1970), Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Cogobuy Group

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References

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  1. ^ "The Nine Sogdian Surnames | the Sogdians".
  2. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.