Abstract
This paper provides the easiest methods to distinguish and catalog Chinese personal names for American librarians, especially to those who know nothing about Chinese personal names. It briefly introduces how Chinese names are formed. It examines different formats of Chinese personal names in the different countries and areas. Appendix 1 and 2 present the list of popular Chinese last names in Chinese, Pinyin, Wade-Giles, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore formats. It is sorted alphabetically for Pinyin. Appendix 3 provides the list of Hanyu Pinyin with Zhuyin Zimu, which may help people from Taiwan or other areas to learn Hanyu Pinyin. The paper also makes some suggestions and comments on Chinese personal names for AACR-2.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
