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Traditional Chinese | 賁 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 贲 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben ( trad. 賁, simp. 贲) is a Chinese surname meaning "bright, energetic". [1] [2] It is romanized Pên in Wade–Giles, or Ban in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2013 study, it was not one of the top 400 surnames in modern China. [3] It is the 179th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. [4]
Several origins are claimed for the surname:
Ben | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 賁 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 贲 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben ( trad. 賁, simp. 贲) is a Chinese surname meaning "bright, energetic". [1] [2] It is romanized Pên in Wade–Giles, or Ban in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2013 study, it was not one of the top 400 surnames in modern China. [3] It is the 179th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. [4]
Several origins are claimed for the surname: