Bi () is a Chinese surname. It is listed 76th in the Song dynasty classic text, the Hundred Family Surnames.
Origin
- Deriving from the surname Ji, King Wen of Zhou's fifteenth son Bi Gonggao was given the title of Bi, his descendants then used the surname Bi.
- Originating from Ethnic minorities.
Notable people
- Bi Chunfang (1927âÂÂ2016), Yue opera singer
- Bi Feiyu (born 1964), fiction writer
- Bi Fujian (born 1959), professor and television presenter
- Bi Gui (died 249), official during the Three Kingdoms period
- Bi Hongyong (born 1974), high jumper
- Bi Jingquan (born 1955), economist and trade official
- Bi Jinhao (born 1991), football player
- Bi Sheng (990âÂÂ1051), inventor of printing technology
- Bi Shiduo (died 888), Tang dynasty army officer
- Bi Wenjing (born 1981), gymnast
- Bi Wenjun (born 1997), singer and actor, member of NEXT
- Bi Xian (802âÂÂ864), Tang dynasty official
- Bi Xiaoliang (born 1992), high jumper
- Bi Yan (born 1984), women's soccer player
- Bi Hansheng, Chinese name adopted by Irish comedian Des Bishop (born 1975)
- Kenneth Bi, Hong Kong-Canadian actor
- Bii (singer) (born 1989), also called Bi Shu-jin, South Korean-born Taiwanese singer
- Tianshu Bi (, born 1973), Chinese electrical engineer
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