Duan (surname) explained
| Duàn |
| Pronunciation: | Duàn (Mandarin Pinyin)
Dan (Korean)
Đoàn (Vietnamese) |
| Language: | Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese |
| Language origin: | Old Chinese |
| Derivative: | Dan |
Duan is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin that can be found in China, Vietnam and Korea.
Notable people
Mainland China
- Duan Sui (died 386), a ruler of the Xianbei state Western Yan
- Duan Ye (died 401), the first king of the Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- Duan Siping (893-944), founder of the Kingdom of Dali
- Duan Yucai (1735–1815), philologist
- Duan Qirui (1865–1936), warlord and politician, President of the Republic of China
- Duan Qingbo (1964–2019), archaeologist
- Duan Huiling (Chinese: 段慧玲), Chinese mechanical engineer
- Duan Yixuan (born 1995), singer, actress, and member of the Chinese idol group SNH48
- Duan Aojuan (born 2000), singer, former member of Rocket Girls 101
Vietnam
Other
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