Bi (family name)

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Bi is a Chinese family name. The transcription stands for the following Chinese characters:

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The Wade-Giles system transcription is pi.

Well-known namesake ( )

  • Bi Feiyu ( 畢飛宇  /  毕飞宇 , Bì Fēiyŭ , Pi Fei-yŭ ) (* 1964), Chinese writer
  • Bi Sheng ( 畢 昇  /  毕 升 , Bì Shēng , Pi Sheng ) († 1052), inventor of a method of printing with movable type
  • Bi Wenjing (* 1981), Chinese gymnast
  • Bi Yan (* 1984), Chinese soccer player
  • Bi Zhong (* 1968), Chinese hammer thrower

such as

  • Kenneth Bi ( 畢國智 , Bì Guózhì ), writer, director and actor in Canada and Hong Kong

Other name bearers (Bi)

  • Eric Tié Bi (* 1990), Ivorian-French football player
  • Franz Bi (1899–1968), German architect and film architect

See also