At (family name)

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Bei is a Chinese family name. The transcription is possibly a. for the following Chinese characters:

  • 貝  /  贝

The Wade-Giles system transcription is Pei.

Well-known namesake

  • At Shizhang ( 貝 时 璋  /  贝 时 璋 , Bèi Shízhāng , Pei Shih-chang ; 1903–2009); Chinese biologist, biophysicist and educator, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • At Yuming ( 貝聿銘 , Bèi Yùmíng ) = Ieoh Ming Pei (1917–2019); American architect of Chinese origin

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