钱
qián · Qian
- Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
- No. 2
- Ancestral seat (junwang)
- 彭城
- Wikidata
- Q2541846
In other languages
- German Qian
- English Qian
- Spanish Qian
- French Qian
- Japanese 銭
- Korean 첸
- Russian Цянь
- Vietnamese Tiền
- Traditional Chinese 錢
Notable historical bearers
Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.
- Roger Y. Tsien1952 – 2016
American biochemist (1952-2016)
- Qian Xuesen1911 – 2009
Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009)
- Qian Zhongshu1910 – 1998
Chinese literary scholar and writer (1910–1998)
- Qian Qichen1928 – 2017
Chinese politician (1928-2017)
- Li Lili1915 – 2005
Chinese actress (1915-2005)
- Qian Xuan1235 – 1305
Chinese painter (1235 - 1307)
- Ch'ien Mu1895 – 1990
Chinese historian, philosopher and writer (1895–1990)
- Qian Chu929 – 988
Song Dynasty politician
- Qian Liu852 – 932
King of Wuyue (852-932)
- Qian Yuanguan887 – 941
Chinese king of Wuyue
- Qian Xuantong1887 – 1939
Chinese esperantist and linguist (1887–1939)
- Qian Sanqiang1913 – 1992
Chinese nuclear physicist (1913–1992)
- Chien Wei-zang1912 – 2010
Chinese scientist (1912-2010)
- Qian Xiuling1913 – 2008
Chinese-Belgian scientist
- Qian Daxin1728 – 1804
historian and linguist of Qing dynasty in China (1728–1804)
- Qian Qi710 – 780
Tang Dynasty poet
- Huaisu737 – 799
Buddhist monk and calligrapher (737–799)
- Qian Xingcun1900 – 1977
writer and literary critic (1900-1977)
- Qian Hongzong929 – 973
king of Wuyue
- Empress Xiaozhuangrui1426 – 1468
Ming Dynasty empress
- Qian Hongzuo928 – 947
King of Wuyue
- Qian Qianyi1582 – 1664
Chinese poet and historian (1582–1664)
Find printed genealogies
The Shanghai Library holds one of the largest collections of Chinese family genealogies (jiapu). Its genealogy platform lists each genealogy's title, ancestral place, founding ancestor, hall name and holding library. Search there by surname and your family's ancestral place.
Search 钱 genealogies at the Shanghai Library ↗Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).