Jsh726

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Your edit(s) on the article Mike Mussina

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re: Chinese Names

Thank you for fixing the page I created for Zhang Zhenwang to reflect the proper structure for Chinese names. I have fixed all links to his page, as well as the page I created for Liu Kai. One of these erronious links was on the page for the Chinese national baseball team, which makes me curious/concerned that all of the names on that page are incorrect...but I have no way of knowing as I have no experience with Chinese names, and no one with expertise has caught on... thoughts? Jsh726 18:57, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

There are a few general rules. Family names are virtually always one syllable. So for instance Zhao Hongbo -- you can be reasonably sure his family name is "Zhao". (Zhao is written with one character, and Hongbo with two ("hong" and "bo"). So if you see a Chinese name with two syllables in front, you can be pretty sure it needs to be switched around. Names that are just one syllable-one syllable are a little trickier. I don't have enough exposure to recognize feminine names from masculine (just like we'd know that "Michael" is a male's name), but if you have a Chinese friend, s/he would be able to tell you instantly. Another way is to check some Chinese sources (written in English), like sina.com, but that's not always gospel either because sometimes they will try to conform to the Western (and incorrect) way of naming Chinese people. In sum, it's a bit tricky. Thank you for asking and having an interest. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 00:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I can help you with the baseball list because they have the characters listed. --Fang Aili ^talk 00:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

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