Duanmu is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese compound surname written 端木 in Chinese characters. It is romanized as Tuan-mu in Wade–Giles. Duanmu is listed 447th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in modern China.[2]

Duanmu (端木)
PronunciationDuānmù (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Tuan-mu, Twanmoh

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. ^ 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  3. ^ Duanmu, San. "Duanmu's home page". University of Michigan. Retrieved 17 January 2019.