Dai is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written with the Chinese character . It is romanized as Tai in Wade-Giles and in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation. Dai is the 96th most common surname in China, according to a report on the household registrations released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007.
Meanings of the character
- Apply items to the person's head, face, neck, hand, etc.
- Respect, esteem, or support.
Notable people
Business
- Dai Chunning (æÂ´æÂ¥å®Â, born 1962), Chinese finance businessman
- Dai Min (æÂ´æÂÂ, born 1958), Chinese water treatment businesswoman
- Weili Dai (æÂ´ä¼Âç«Â), Chinese-born American technology businesswoman
- Andrew Tai (æÂ´æµ©åÂÂ), Canadian-Chinese businessman, Founder & CEO of Unhaggle and Motoinsight
Academia and literature
- Dai Yi (æÂ´é¸, 1926âÂÂ2024), Chinese historian
- Dai Qing (æÂ´æÂ´, born 1941), Chinese journalist
- Dai Sijie (æÂ´æÂÂæÂ°, born 1954), Chinese-born French author and filmmaker
- Dai Jinhua (æÂ´é¦åÂÂ, born 1959), Chinese feminist cultural critic
- Dai Xu (æÂ´æÂÂ, born 1964), Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation
- Hongjie Dai (æÂ´å®ÂæÂ°, born 1966), Chinese-born American chemist
Entertainment
- Aaron Dai (æÂ´æµ·æ¸Â
, born 1967), American composer and pianist
- Leon Dai (æÂ´ç«Âå¿Â, born 1966), Taiwanese actor and film director
- Penny Tai (æÂ´ä½©å¦®, born 1978), Malaysian Mandopop singer
- Dai Jiaoqian (æÂ´å¨Âå©, born 1982), Chinese actress
- Dai Luwa (代é²å¨Â, born 1997), Chinese actress
- Dantes Dailiang (æÂ´äº®, born 1978), French Mandopop singer
Politics and government
- Dai Jitao (æÂ´å£é¶, 1891âÂÂ1949), journalist and Kuomintang leader
- Dai Li (also Tai Li; æÂ´ç¬ , 1897âÂÂ1946), Republic of China spy chief
- Dai Bingguo (æÂ´ç§Âå½, born 1941), Chinese politician and diplomat
- Dai Xianglong (æÂ´ç¸é¾Â, born 1944), Chinese politician, former governor of the People's Bank of China
- Tai Chin-wah (æÂ´å±Âè¯, born 1952), Hong Kong former politician and lawyer
- Benny Tai (æÂ´èÂÂå»·, One of the founders of the Occupy Central
- Dai Weimin (æÂ´ç»´æ°Â, born 1962), People's Liberation Army general
- Day Guey-ing (æÂ´æ¡Âè±), Deputy Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2012âÂÂ2013)
- Irving H.C. Tai (æÂ´è±ªåÂÂ), Taiwan politician, former Deputy Commissioner of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission
- Tai Cheuk-yin (æÂ´åÂÂè³¢), Hong Kong politician, former chairman of the 123 Democratic Alliance
- Katherine Tai (æÂ´çª, born 1974), United States Trade Representative, March 18 2021-January 20 2025
Sport
- Tai Chao-chih (æÂ´åÂ
ÂæÂº, born 1930), Taiwanese sport shooter
- Dai Guohong (æÂ´å½红, born 1977), Chinese swimmer
- Dai Yun (æÂ´é«, born 1977), retired Chinese female badminton player
- Dai Xianrong (æÂ´å®ªè£, born 1982), China League One footballer
- Dai Lili (æÂ´ä¸½ä¸½, born 1986), Chinese table tennis player
- Dai Lin (æÂ´ç³, born 1987), Chinese Super League footballer
- Tai Hung-hsu (æÂ´å®ÂæÂÂ, born 1987), Taiwanese football striker
- Dai Xiaoxiang (æÂ´å°Â祥, born 1990), Chinese archer
- Dai Jun (swimmer) (æÂ´éªÂ, born 1992), Chinese swimmer
- Tai Tzu-ying (æÂ´è³Âç©Â, born 1992), Taiwanese badminton player
- Olivia Tai Qing Tong (æÂ´è¾Â彤, born ), Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
Other
See also
References