Dai (surname)
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 for sb.
Notable people
Business
- Dai Chunning, Chinese finance businessman
- Dai Min, Chinese water treatment businesswoman
- Weili Dai, Chinese-born American technology businesswoman
- Andrew Tai, Canadian-Chinese businessman, Founder & CEO of Unhaggle and Motoinsight
Academia and literature
- Dai Yi, Chinese historian
- Dai Qing, Chinese journalist
- Dai Sijie, Chinese-born French author and filmmaker
- Dai Jinhua, Chinese feminist cultural critic
- Dai Xu, Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation
- Benny Tai, associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong
- Hongjie Dai, Chinese-born American chemist
Entertainment
- Aaron Dai, American composer and pianist
- Leon Dai, Taiwanese actor and film director
- Penny Tai, Malaysian Mandopop singer
- Dai Jiaoqian, Chinese actress
- Dantes Dailiang, French Mandopop singer
- Ivan Tai, Malaysian actor and TV News Anchor
Politics and government
- Dai Jitao, journalist and Kuomintang leader
- Dai Li, Republic of China spy chief
- Dai Bingguo, Chinese politician and diplomat
- Dai Xianglong, Chinese politician, former governor of the People's Bank of China
- Tai Chin-wah, Hong Kong former politician and lawyer
- Dai Weimin, People's Liberation Army general
- Day Guey-ing, Deputy Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China
- Irving H.C. Tai, Taiwan politician, former Deputy Commissioner of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission
- Tai Cheuk-yin, Hong Kong politician, former chairman of the 123 Democratic Alliance
Sport
- Tai Chao-chih, Taiwanese sport shooter
- Dai Guohong, Chinese swimmer
- Dai Yun, retired Chinese female badminton player
- Dai Xianrong, China League One footballer
- Dai Lili, Chinese table tennis player
- Dai Lin, Chinese Super League footballer
- Tai Hung-hsu, Taiwanese football striker
- Dai Xiaoxiang, Chinese archer
- Dai Jun, Chinese swimmer
- Tai Tzu-ying, Taiwanese badminton player
- Olivia Tai Qing Tong, Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
Other
- Wei Dai, creator of the Bitcoin predecessor "" and developer of the Crypto++ library
