GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 117

翟

翟 is read as zhái.

Pinyin

zhái

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 翟

Basic meaning

long-tailed pheasant; Zhai/Di name

Five element

Wood

Origin

Time: Zhou-period Di/Zhai tribal and state-name traditions; Zhou-period tradition, 1046-256 BCE

Place: Northern and central China border regions

Origin note

Zhai surname traditions include links with Di/Zhai group names and place/state layers. The page presents it as an ethnic or state-name surname with multiple branches.

Historical figures

翟方进 (Zhai Fangjin)

died 7 BCE · Western Han official

A high official of the late Western Han.

翟让 (Zhai Rang)

died 617 CE · Sui rebel leader

A leader in the Wagang uprising.

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