GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 100

赖

赖 is read as lài.

Pinyin

lài

Script forms

Simplified 赖 · Traditional 賴

Basic meaning

depend on; rely on

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn Lai state tradition; Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE

Place: Lai state traditions, commonly associated with today's Henan/Hubei border region

Origin note

A major Lai surname tradition traces the surname to the ancient state of Lai. Because locality traditions vary, the page records the place conservatively as the central-southern plains.

Historical figures

赖和 (Lai He)

1894-1943 CE · writer

A modern Taiwanese writer and physician.

赖文光 (Lai Wenguang)

1827-1868 CE · military figure

A late Qing rebel military figure.

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