East Asian surname
C14177
concept
An East Asian surname is a family name originating from countries such as China, Japan, Korea, and neighboring regions, often carrying historical, linguistic, and cultural significance unique to those societies.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Asian surname canonical | 17 |
| Korean surname | 9 |
| Korean family name | 8 |
| Korean-language surname | 8 |
| Japanese-language surname | 4 |
| surname of Korean origin | 4 |
| Chinese compound surname | 3 |
| Japanese family name | 3 |
| Chinese-language family name | 2 |
| Han Chinese surname | 2 |
| Vietnamese family name | 2 |
| Asian surname | 1 |
| Cantonese-language surname | 1 |
| Chinese clan surname | 1 |
| Chinese lineage | 1 |
| Chinese-language surname romanization | 1 |
| Hangul surname | 1 |
| Hokkien surname | 1 |
| Hokkien-language surname | 1 |
| Japanese surname romanization | 1 |
| Teochew surname | 1 |
| ancient Chinese surname | 1 |
| surname of Asian origin | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: East Asian surname
Generated description
An East Asian surname is a family name originating from countries such as China, Japan, Korea, and neighboring regions, often carrying historical, linguistic, and cultural significance unique to those societies.
Instances (64)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kan | Japanese-language surname |
| Chung | Korean-language surname |
| Sawayama | Japanese-language surname |
| 冯 | — |
| 鄭 | Korean family name |
| Zhao | — |
| 顏 | Han Chinese surname |
| 閻 | — |
| Cha | Korean family name |
| 中村 | Japanese family name |
| Yun | Korean family name |
| Kang | Korean surname |
| Ye | — |
| Jung | Korean-language surname |