An Wenzhuo

  • Shuo Wen
  • Editorial Department of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Ao Shiying

  • Editorial Department of the Great Dictionary: Yes (Special Editor)

Remarks/Achievements:
“Chronology of Chinese Literature,” Central University, Department of Chinese, Anhui University

Bai Dazhou

Alias: Zhen Ying

  • Shuo Wen
  • Baidu
  • Member of the Mandarin Society: Yes
  • Editorial Department of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Bai Zhenmin

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Remarks/Achievements:
Current official of the Ministry of Education

Cai Xiyong

Alias: Yi Jing

Cai Qi

Remarks/Achievements:
Proofreading of “Chuan Yin Kuai Zi,” 1905 edition (Son of Cai Xiyong)

Cai Zhang

Alias: Zi Ying

  • Wikipedia
  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Fujian

Cai Wei

Remarks/Achievements:
Used Chuan Yin Kuai Zi to record speeches, etc. (Son of Cai Xiyong)

Cai Yuanpei

Alias: Jue Min

Cao Shiqing

  • Editorial Department of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Chen Dingmin

  • Baidu
  • Editorial Department of the Great Dictionary: Yes (Special Editor)

Chen Enrong

Alias: Zhefuyi

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Zhili

Remarks/Achievements:
Current official in Zhili for educational supervision

Chen Guangzhuang

Alias: Guang Yao

Chen Hengke

Alias: Shizeng

Chen Jun

Alias: Zi Ying

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Zhejiang

Chen Maozhi

Alias: Song Ping

  • Wikipedia
  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu
  • Member of the Mandarin Society: Yes
  • Editorial Department of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Chen Suiyi

Alias: Wen Hui

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes

Committee Member

  • Yes, Hunan

Chen Ting-chi

  • Phonetic Unified Committee Member: Yes, Guangdong

Remarks/Achievements: Director of the Postal and Telecommunications Department of the Ministry of Transport during the Republic of China

Chen Yunlu

Alias: Ziyi

  • Baidu
  • Phonetic Unified Committee Member: Yes, Henan

Chen Zeng

Alias: Xiaotong

  • Phonetic Unified Committee Member: Yes, Hubei

Chen Zhenxian

Alias: Duoshi

Remarks/Achievements: Published “New Characters of Natural Phonetic Spelling” (1922)

Chen Zongfan

Alias: Chunzong

  • Phonetic Unified Committee Member: Yes, Fujian

Remarks/Achievements: Worked in the Post and Communications Department during the Republic of China

Chen Zhi-xian

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, Section Chief, General Secretary

Cheng Liangkai

Alias: Zizhen

  • Phonetic Unified Committee Member: Yes, Anhui

Remarks/Achievements: Section Chief of the Department of Special Education, Ministry of Education

Cui Ji

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Remarks/Achievements: Published “Dialect Studies” (1932)

Dai Yingguan

Remarks/Achievements: Committee Member of the Ministry of Education Phonetic Symbol Promotion Committee, Section Chief and Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Secretary of the Chinese Psychological Society

Diao Rujun

Alias: Shiheng

  • Baidu
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes (Special Appointment)

Remarks/Achievements: Published “Dunhuang Text Variants and Folk Characters” (1932)

Ding Shengshu

Remarks/Achievements: Editorial Committee of the “Modern Chinese Dictionary”

Dongweichuan

Alias: Huai

Remarks/Achievements: Editorial Committee Member of “Guoyu Weekly”

Dong Ruichun

Alias: Maotang

  • Phonetic Unified Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Remarks/Achievements: Worked in the Department of Rites and Ceremonies under the Ministry of the Interior during the Republic of China

Dong Changzhi

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, Specialist

Remarks/Achievements: Published “Practical Mandarin Grammar” (Taiwan, 1948)

Du Tongli

Alias: Zijing

  • [Shuowen](https://clangreformers.github.

Du Yaquan

Also known as: Cangfu

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  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Zhejiang

Notes/Achievements: “On Phonetic Alphabet Letters” (1912)

Du Yaoji

Also known as: Xingnan

  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Shanxi

Notes/Achievements: 1882-1950, Consultant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of China, Member of the Sino-Belgian Fund Committee, Shanxi Education Department

Fang Bingguan

Notes/Achievements: “Practice Book on Phonetic Symbols” (1930), “Standard Vernacular Dictionary,” “Suzhou Phonetic Symbols,” Commercial Press

Fang Yi

  • Shuo Wen
  • Member of the National Language Association: Yes

Fang Zhuangyou

Also known as: Xin’an

  • Wikipedia
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  • Major Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes (Special Contributor)

Notes/Achievements: Editor of “Dictionary of Foreign Terms Throughout History,” “Study of the Khitan Ethnicity”

Fang Shiduo

Also known as: Dafang

  • Wikipedia
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Executive Member

Notes/Achievements: “National Language Daily”

Fan Jiyan

  • Baidu
  • Principal Compiler of the Modern Chinese Dictionary

Fan Fanglian

  • Principal Compiler of the Modern Chinese Dictionary

Notes/Achievements: Department of Historical Language Research, Language Institute

Fu Dingyi

Also known as: Yucheng

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Major Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes (Special Contributor)

Notes/Achievements: “Continuous Dictionary”

Fu Sinian

Also known as: Mengzhen

Notes/Achievements: “Preliminary Discussion on the Adoption of Phonetic Writing for Chinese” (1919 “New Tide”)

Fu Yuewen

Also known as: Zhixiang

Notes/Achievements: Issued “Ministry of Education Order No. 7” changing “Guowen” to “Guoyu,” and “Ministry of Education Order No. 8” amending the “Detailed Implementation Rules of the National School Order”

Fu Zengxiang

Also known as: Uncle Yuan

Remarks/Achievements: Issued “Ministry of Education Order No. 75” on the “Bopomofo Alphabet”

Fu Yan

Also known as: Jie Shi

  • Shuo Wen
  • Dictionary Compilation Department: Yes

Fu Jing

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main compiler

Gao Gun Nan

Also known as: Han Jiu

  • Unified Pronunciation Council member: Yes, Jiangxi

Gao Shou An

Remarks/Achievements: Contributor to the “National Language Weekly”: “On the Issue of Rhotic Sounds in National Language Romanization,” “Discussion on ‘Zao Wan’ in Dream of the Red Chamber” (National Language Weekly Issues 52, 87)

Gao Shu Ji

Also known as: Pei Zhi

  • Unified Pronunciation Council member: Yes, Shaanxi

Gao Jing Cheng

  • Baidu
  • Dictionary Compilation Department: Yes

Gong Ting Zhang

  • National Language Society member: Yes

Remarks/Achievements: “Examples of Rhetoric: Style Volume,” “History of Humanity and Cultural Progress”

Gong Shu Zhi

  • Shuo Wen
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes

Gu Shi

Also known as: Ti Sheng

  • Baidu
  • Unified Pronunciation Council member: Yes, Jiangsu

Guo You Shou

Also known as: Zi Jie

Remarks/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education’s Bopomofo Promotion Committee

Guo Di

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main compiler

He Feng Hua

Remarks/Achievements: During his time at the Zhili University, he petitioned Yuan Shikai to request the Emperor to promulgate the official spoken language alphabet.

He Rong

Also known as: Zhao Xiong

  • Wiki
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  • National Language Society member: Yes, Special Committee
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Deputy Director

Remarks/Achievements: Editor-in-chief of “National Language Weekly”

He Shi Ji

Also known as: Le Fu

  • Baidu
  • Dictionary Compilation Department: Yes, Special Compiler

He Mei Cen

  • Dictionary Compilation Department: Yes
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main compiler

Remarks/Achievements: “National Language Dictionary,” “Additions and Notes on the New Sounds of Chinese,” “Revised Annotations” Phonetic Common Vocabulary, Homophone Dictionary, Cultural Learning Dictionary, Modern Chinese Dictionary - Main Compilers

Hong Kui

Alias: Ji Ling

  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Anhui

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Political Preparatory Committee of the Ministry of Education, Republic of China

Hong Yanqiu

Alias: Yan Qiu

  • Wikipedia
  • National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Deputy Chief

Hu Shih

Alias: Shih Chih

Hu Yilu

Alias: Yang Zeng

  • Baidu
  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Zhejiang

Hu Ying

Notes/Achievements: Editor of the National Language Romanization Weekly

Hu Yuren

  • Baidu
  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Huanan Kui

  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Huang Xuba

Notes/Achievements: Simplified Literacy Method with Hanwen Pronunciation (1909)

Huang Xuezhou

Alias: Peiquan

Notes/Achievements: Actively promoted the National Language Romanization among employees of the Longhai Railway

Huang Zhongqiang

Alias: Shiyuan

  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Huang Zunhua

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education’s Phonetic Symbols Promotion Committee

Huang Chunsing

Alias: Bingnan

  • Wikipedia
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  • National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Concurrent Member

Jiang Kanghu

Alias: Shao Quan

Notes/Achievements: Tong Zi

Jiang Renlun

  • National Language Council Member: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Republic of China, Principal of Shanghai National Language Specialized School, Translated “Ordinary Children’s Psychology” from Japanese

Jiang Yuan

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Jiang Juqing

Alias: Wei Gao

  • Wikipedia
  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Xinjiang

Notes/Achievements: Temporary Senator of the Republic of China from Xinjiang

Jiang Yanshi

Alias: Zhi Wu

  • Phonetic Unification Committee Member: Yes, Sichuan

Kang Nai-chang

Also known as: Zai-zhi

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Kong Fan-jun

Also known as: Fan-jun

  • Shuo Wen
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Lan Cheng-rong

Also known as: Xiang-qing

  • Baidu
  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Shanxi

Li Jin-hui

Also known as: Jun-quan

Li Jin-shu

Also known as: Ji-chun

Remarks/Achievements: Promoted phonetic symbol teaching in Ding County, Hebei

Li Jin-xi

Also known as: Shao-xi

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Li Bu-qing

Also known as: Lian-fang

  • Wikipedia
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes

Remarks/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education’s Phonetic Symbol Promotion Committee, Chief Editor of National Primary School Textbooks

Li Liang-cai

Also known as: Tong-xuan

  • Baidu
  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Shaanxi

Li Shu-hua

Li Wei-fan

Also known as: Lu-shi

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Hunan

Li Wen-zhi

Remarks/Achievements: Co-authored “Xing Sheng Tong” (Phonetic System) with Yang Qiong (1906)

Li Yu-ying

Also known as: Shi Zeng

Li Yuan-xun

Also known as: Wu Qiao

Remarks/Achievements: “Tai Sheng Shu” (Guide to Phonetics) (1906)

Li Zhe-ming

Also known as: Xing Qiao

  • Wikipedia
  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Hubei

Li Zhong-hao

Remarks/Achievements: National Language Committee Member

Members of the Romanization Association, Main Lecturer of the National Romanization Workshop

Li Zhongyin

Notes/Achievements: Main lecturer of the National Romanization Workshop in Tianjin, main lecturer of the Tianjin Phonetic Symbol Workshop, author of “Preliminary Lectures on National Language Romanization.”

Li Shoupeng

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Clerk

Li Wenguang

Alias: Shinnong

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Clerk

Li Jiannan

  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Executive Member

Li Rong

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Review Committee

Li Bochun

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Notes/Achievements: Main compiler of “Modern Chinese Dictionary” and “Xinhua Dictionary.”

Li Wensheng

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Li Guoyan

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Li Wanju

Alias: Meng Nan

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Concurrent Member

Li Jie San

Notes/Achievements: “Fast Characters of Min Dialect” (1896)

Liang Rongruo

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Executive Member

Notes/Achievements: Taiwan “National Language Daily”

Liao Lixun

  • National Language Committee Member: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Chinese Character Simplification Committee, Education Department of Hubei Province during the Republic of China.

Liao Ping

Alias: Ji Ping

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Sichuan

Lin Yutang

Alias: Yutang

Lin Zhixuan

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Fujian

Lin Zifeng

Notes/Achievements: “New Chinese Characters” (1912)

Lin Shaoxian

  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Secretary

Notes/Achievements: Construction Department of the Taiwan Provincial Government, “Practical Taiwanese Conversation”

Liu Fu

Alias: Ban Nong

  • Wikipedia
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  • National Language Committee Member: Yes
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Liu Jishan

Alias: Jingzhi

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Zhili

Liu Luyin

Alias: Shende

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education Phonetic Symbol Implementation Committee, Vice President of the Examination Yuan

Liu Mengyang

Notes/Achievements: “Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Dictionary” (1908)

Liu Pansui

Notes/Achievements: “Examination of Antonyms in the Six Dynasties and Tang Period” and “Supplement to Separate Characters in Inscriptions,” etc.

Liu Shutian

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Heilongjiang

Liu Yi

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Notes/Achievements: “Chinese-French Dictionary”

Liu Rulin

Alias: Zemin

  • Baidu
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Special Compiler

Liu Qinglong

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Liu Jiexi

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Liu Jianshan

Alias: Dalin

  • Baidu
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Concurrent Member

Notes/Achievements: Examination Committee Member at the Taiwan Examination Yuan

Lu Gangzhang

Alias: Xueqiao

Notes/Achievements: “Beginner’s Guide to Comprehension” and “Chinese Phonetic Alphabet”

Lu Ziran

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Henan Department of Education

Lu Erqu

Alias: Weishi

  • Baidu
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Notes/Achievements: Editor of “Etymology” and “Student’s Dictionary”

Lu Ji

Alias: Yu’an

  • National Language Committee Member: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Chinese Character Simplification Committee, Committee Member of the “Revised National Phonetic Dictionary”

Lu Xiuru

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Lu Yiyan

Notes/Achievements: National Association for the Promotion of Mandarin Education, organized the publication of “Mandarin Romanization Usage” and “Mandarin Attention Symbol Pronunciation Method,” leading the organization overall. National Mandarin Movement Conference

Lu Zhiwei

Lu Zongda

Luo Changpei

Alias: Xintian

Luo Zhanqin

Alias: Shifang

  • Unified Pronunciation Commission Member: Yes, Guangdong

Notes/Achievements: Educator, Director of the Nanhsiung Mandarin Training Institute, compiler of “Correcting National Pronunciation Compilation”, etc.

Luo Linzhang

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Luo Weiliang

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, concurrently serving

Lü Shuxiang

Lü Tianchen

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Ma Guoying

Notes/Achievements: Member of the “Revised National Pronunciation Dictionary” Committee, “National Language Dialogue” (1940)

Ma Lian

Alias: Yuqing

Ma Tiqian

Alias: Ziliang

  • Unified Pronunciation Commission Member: Yes, Zhili
  • National Language Association Member: Yes

Notes/Achievements: “Chinese Pronunciation Guide”, Director of the Accounting Division of the Ministry of Transportation Railway Department

Ma Yuzhao

Alias: Youyu

  • Wikipedia
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  • Unified Pronunciation Commission Member: Yes, Zhejiang

Ma Xueliang

Alias: Shuyuan

Meng Qimo

Alias: Jingming

  • Unified Pronunciation Commission Member: Yes, Guangxi

Notes/Achievements: President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China

Mo Heng

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Nan Zhixin

  • Wikipedia
  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, concurrently serving

Niu Wengqing

Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Niu Jichang

  • Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Notes/Achievements: “Revised and Annotated National Phonetic Common Character Dictionary”

Peng Baichuan

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education’s Phonetic Symbol Promotion Committee

Peng Wangqun

Alias: Xinru

  • Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Editor of the “Mandarin Dictionary”

Qi Tiehen

Alias: Shao

  • Wikipedia
  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, Vice Chairman

Qi Zhixian

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, Executive Member

Notes/Achievements: Taiwan “National Language Daily”

Qian Daosun

  • Wikipedia
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  • Phonetic Standardization Committee Member: Yes, Zhejiang
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes

Qian Jiazhì

Alias: Junfu

Notes/Achievements: Former Chief of Primary Education Division of the Ministry of Education

Qian Xuantong

Alias: Yigu

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes
  • Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Qu Junong

Alias: Shiying

Ren Hongjun

Alias: Shuyong

Shan Yaohai

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Editor

Shang Jiabin

Alias: Kuoquan

  • Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Shen Buzhou

  • Baidu
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Library Approval Division of the Ministry of Education, Republic of China

Shen Jianshi

Notes/Achievements: Member of the “Revised National Phonetic Dictionary” Committee

Shen Xue

Notes/Achievements: “Sounds of Prosperity” (1896)

Shen Yi

Alias:

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Duoshan

  • Baidu
  • Member of the Mandarin Promotion Council: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Commission for the Revised National Pronunciation Dictionary, Ministry of Education of the Republic of China

Shen Qiban

Also known as: Tianmeng

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Special Compiler

Shen Zhongzhang

  • Wikipedia
  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Council: Yes

Shi Mingyuan

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Editorial Committee

Shu Binhua

Notes/Achievements: Speaker at the National Phonetic Alphabet Training Institute

Shu Zhiliu

Also known as: Yishang

  • Phonetic Unification Council Member: Yes, Hunan

Shui Zi

Also known as: Chuqin

Sima Rong Bian

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Council: Yes, Executive Committee Member

Notes/Achievements: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan Executive Yuan

Su Yaozu

Notes/Achievements: Editor of the National Language Weekly

Sui Tingrui

  • Phonetic Unification Council Member: Yes, Shandong

Sun Fuyuan

Notes/Achievements: Citizen Education Promotion Association

Sun Hongzhe

  • Baidu
  • Phonetic Unification Council Member: Yes

Sun Kaidi

Also known as: Zishu

Sun Shiqing

  • Member of the Mandarin Promotion Council: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Member of the Commission for the Revised National Pronunciation Dictionary, First Principal of the Affiliated Primary School of Beijing Women’s Normal School

Sun Ruidi

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Secretary

Sun Chongyi

Also known as: Weiyi

  • Shuowen
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Sun Peiliang

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Council: Yes, Executive Member

Sun Dexuan

Also known as: Xunsan

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Suo Sikun

Also known as: Yutang

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Compilation Office: Yes

Note/Achievements: National Peiping Library

Tan Yaozong

  • Member of the National Language Association: Yes

Note/Achievements: Inventor of the National Phonetic Telegraph

Wang Gongli

Note/Achievements: Main speaker at the National Language Shorthand Workshop (Wang Yi’s second son)

Wang Gongxia

Note/Achievements: Main speaker at the National Language Shorthand Workshop (Wang Yi’s eldest son)

Wang Haiqing

Alias: Zirui

  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Inner Mongolia

Wang Luanxiang

Alias: Gong An

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  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Guangxi

Wang Maozu

Alias: Diancun

Note/Achievements: One of the earliest advocates of the National Language Movement

Wang Rongbao

Alias: Gunfu

  • Wikipedia
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  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Jiangsu

Note/Achievements: One of the initiators of the “Simplified Character Research Association” in 1909

Wang Ruichang

Note/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education Phonetic Symbol Implementation Committee, Translation Officer of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission during the Republic of China

Wang Yi

Alias: Yian

  • Shuowen
  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Zhejiang
  • Member of the National Language Association: Yes
  • Member of the Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Taipei Committee Member
  • Compilation Office of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Wang Bingyao

Note/Achievements: “Phonetic Alphabet” (1897)

Wang Xun

Alias: Yunxuan

  • Baidu
  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Jiangsu

Wang Rujing

Note/Achievements: Main speaker at the National Luo Workshop in Tianjin, Main speaker at the Tianjin Phonetic Symbol Workshop

Wang Shoukang

Alias: Faqing

  • Shuowen
  • Wikipedia
  • Member of the Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes
  • Compilation Office of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Wang Shuda

Alias: Shankai

  • Shuowen
  • Compilation Office of the Great Dictionary: Yes
  • Main Compiler of the Modern Chinese Dictionary

Wang Shusheng

Alias: Yu Qing

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Jilin

Notes/Achievements: Senator in the Provisional Senate of Beijing during the Republic of China

Wang Xi’en

Alias: Jie San

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Sichuan

Notes/Achievements: Representative of the National Assembly for the Constitution during the Republic of China

Wang Xiu-de

Alias: Xin Bang

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Zhili

Wang Yi-xing

Alias: Shi Wen

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Zhili

Wang Yu-chuan

  • Taiwanese National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Executive Committee Member

Notes/Achievements: Member of the National Language Romanization Promotion Association, Speaker at the National Language Training Class

Wang Zhao

Alias: Xiao Hang

Wang Pu

Alias: Yun Shan

  • Unified Pronunciation Committee Member: Yes, Zhili
  • National Language Association Member: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Organized the “Unified Pronunciation Committee”, Professor of Chinese Literature at Beijing Normal University

Wang Chongmin

Alias: You San

Wang Zongjian

Alias: Jing Ting

  • Great Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Wang Ju

Alias: Zi He

  • Wikipedia
  • Taiwanese National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Head of the Promotion Team

Notes/Achievements: Master of Tai Chi

Wang Li

Wang Lida

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Principal Editor

Wei Tingsheng

Alias: Shen Fu

Wei Jianggong

Alias: Tian Xing

  • Wikipedia
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  • National Language Association Member: Yes
  • Taiwanese National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Chairperson
  • Great Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Review Committee

Wen Xitian

  • Taiwanese National Language Promotion Committee: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Editor-in-chief of the “National Language Romanization Weekly”, Speaker at the National Phonetic Alphabet Training Institute

Weng Bingyi

Alias:

Dehui

  • Great Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes, Secretary

Wu Zesheng

Alias: Zhexing

  • Wikipedia
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jilin

Remarks/Achievements: Member of the National Assembly during the Republic of China

Wu Jingheng

Alias: Zhihui

  • Wikipedia
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  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes

Wu Rulun

Remarks/Achievements: Strong advocate of Mandarin phonetic alphabet

Wu Yanin

Alias: Nianying

Remarks/Achievements: Member of the Ministry of Education Phonetic Symbol Promotion Committee

Wu Shouli

  • Wikipedia
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes

Wu Chongkang

  • Baidu
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main Compiler

Wu Da

Alias: Bochun

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Xia Ruigeng

Alias: Xiao Lang

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Yunnan

Xiao Jialin

Alias: Dichen

  • Shuowen
  • National Language Committee Member: Yes
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes
  • Great Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Xiao Yu

Alias: Zisheng

Xiao Jie Wu

  • Great Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Xiao Kun

Alias: Licheng

  • Baidu
  • Great Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Remarks/Achievements: “Chinese-French Dictionary”

Xie Bing

Alias: Renbing

  • Shuowen
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Xing Dao

Alias: Shoushan

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Xiong Chongxu

Remarks/Achievements: Premier of the Executive Yuan during the Republic of China, Member of the Chinese Character Simplification Committee, Compiler of Elementary School Textbooks for the Ministry of Education

Xu Xiujun

  • Baidu
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangxi

Xu Yishi

Alias: Renyu

Xu Shirong

  • Baidu
  • Great Dictionary Editorial Office: Yes

Xu Xuxian

  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes

Xu Dishan

Xu Xiaofu

  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Main editor

Xu Shouchang

Alias: Jifú

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Zhejiang

Yan Fu

Notes/Achievements: Supported Lao Naixuan’s “Complete Chart of Simplified Characters,” officially naming simplified characters as “phonetic symbols.”

Yan Xiu

Notes/Achievements: The earliest promoter of Wang Zhao’s Mandarin alphabet.

Yan Zhengwei

Alias: Tongfu

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Hubei

Yan Xuexuan

Alias: Zijun

Yan Yangchu

Yang Hangong

Alias: Xianzé

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Gansu

Yang Qiong

Notes/Achievements: Co-authored “Xing Sheng Tong” (1905) with Li Wenzhi.

Yang Qu

Alias: Jiexin

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Zhejiang

Yang Shuda

Yang Yaokun

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Guangdong

Notes/Achievements: Secretary of the Ministry of Railways during the Republic of China.

Yang Zenggao

Alias: Huanzhi

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee Member: Yes, Jiangsu

Notes/Achievements: Consultant at the Ministry of Education during the Republic of China, “Wanguo Xinyu.”

Yao Hua

Alias: Mangfu

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Pronunciation Unification Committee member: Yes, Guizhou

Ye Gu Xu

Alias: Xinglong

Notes/Achievements: Member of the China Education Improvement Society, educator from Xiamen

Ye Sheng Tao

Alias: Shao Jun

Ye Tong

  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes

Ye Lai Shi

Alias: Bao Shu Yuan

  • Wikipedia
  • Modern Chinese Dictionary: Reviewing Committee

Yi Zuo Lin

Alias: Jian Lou

Notes/Achievements: Committee member of the “Revised National Phonetic Alphabet Dictionary,” member of the National Language Romanization Research Committee

You Mi Jian

Alias: Bai

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, concurrent member

Yuan Jian Fu

Notes/Achievements: Author of “Language Teaching Experiment in Ding County”

Yuan Shikai

Notes/Achievements: Supported Wang Zhao in promoting Mandarin phonetic letters

Yuan Xi Tao

Yuan Tong Li

Alias: Shou He

Yuan Shao Hua

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Zeng Ya Jin

Alias: Shu Du

Zeng Pei De

  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes

Zhang Bang Hua

Alias: Xie He

  • Baidu
  • National Language Council member: Yes

Zhang De Chun

Alias: Zi Wen

  • Pronunciation Unification Committee member: Yes, Feng Tian

Notes/Achievements: First principal of the Niujie Xiasi

Zhang Ji Xu

Alias: Xun

Zhang Jin

Also known as: Cu Su

  • Member of the Mandarin Language Association: General Secretary

Zhang Shiyi

Also known as: E

Notes/Achievements: Author of “Issues on the Unification of Mandarin” (1920), researcher on Mandarin teaching methods, member of the committee for the “Revised Mandarin Dictionary”

Zhang Shoulun

Also known as: Renfu

  • Shuo Wen
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Special Editor

Zhang Weiyu

Also known as: Yusheng

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Editor of “Mandarin Dictionary,” “Expanded and Annotated New Chinese Rhyme,” and “Revised and Annotated Commonly Used Characters in Mandarin”

Zhang Xunru

  • Shuo Wen
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Zhang Yilin

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Member of the Mandarin Language Association: President

Notes/Achievements: Supported the establishment of a phonetic alphabet training center while working in the Ministry of Education

Zhang Yuanyin

Zhang Chongguang

Also known as: Shaoxuan

  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Association: Yes, Shandong

Zhang Tongguang

Also known as: Dongguan

  • Baidu
  • Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes

Zhang Qiuzhi

  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes

Notes/Achievements: Editor of “Expanded and Annotated New Chinese Rhyme” and “Revised and Annotated Commonly Used Characters in Mandarin”

Zhang Shenqie

Notes/Achievements: Leader of Taiwan’s travel agency group, privately recruited Beiping teachers to promote Mandarin in Taiwan

Zhang Binglin

Also known as: Taiyan

Zhao Binglin

Also known as: Zhu Yuan

Notes/Achievements: One of the initiators of the “Simplified Character Research Association” in 1909, Director of the Shanxi Bureau of Industry

Zhao Shuicheng

Also known as: Zuo Xiong

Zhao Yintang

Also known as: Hunchi

  • Baidu
  • Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Special Editor

Notes/Achievements: “Research on Central Plains Phonetics”

Zhao Yuanren

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Member of the National Language Committee: Yes
  • Editorial Office of the Great Dictionary: Yes

Zhao Zhongren

  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Heilongjiang

Notes/Achievements: Member of the National Assembly during the Republic of China

Zhao Yuzhen

Alias: Shanzhai

Zhao Youpei

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Taiwan National Language Promotion Committee: Yes, Chairman

Zheng Duoling

Notes/Achievements: “Easy New Characters” (1912)

Zheng Zaoshang

  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Guangdong

Zheng Xuanmu

  • Main compiler of the Modern Chinese Dictionary

Notes/Achievements: Beijing Broadcasting Institute

Zhou Bianming

Notes/Achievements: Member of the National Language Romanization Research Committee

Zhou Dafu

Notes/Achievements: Position at the National Language Literature Museum

Zhou Mingke

Alias: Zhipei

  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Hunan

Notes/Achievements: First-class external member of the Ministry of Education

Zhou Shuren

Alias: Lu Xun

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Zhejiang

Zhou Zuoren

Alias: Qiming

  • Wikipedia
  • Baidu
  • Member of the Pronunciation Unification Committee: Yes, Zhejiang
  • Member of the National Language Committee: Yes

Zhou Dingyi

Alias: Yindream

Zhou Zumo

Zhu Jiahua

Notes/Achievements: As Minister of Education, issued “National Phonetic Dictionary,” “Commonly Used Characters of National Phonetics”

# Zhu Kongzhang
**Alias:** Zhongwo

- [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/朱孔彰/1712762)
- Member of the Unified Pronunciation Committee: Yes, Anhui

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# Zhu Qifeng
- [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/朱起鳳/1180727)
- Editor at the Grand Dictionary Compilation Office: Yes, Special Editor

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# Zhu Wenxiong
- [Wikipedia](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/朱文熊)
- [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/朱文熊/3689533)
- Member of the National Language Committee: Yes

**Notes/Achievements:**
Member of the Chinese Character Simplification Committee, Member of the National Language Romanization Research Committee, Author of "Jiangsu New Letters" (1906)

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# Zhu Xizu
**Alias:** Tixian

- [Wikipedia](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/朱希祖)
- [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/朱希祖/9920618)
- Member of the Unified Pronunciation Committee: Yes, Zhejiang
- Member of the National Language Committee: Yes

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# Zhu Yan
**Alias:** Yanzhi

- Member of the Unified Pronunciation Committee: Yes, Jiangsu

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# Zhu Zisheng
- Member of the Unified Pronunciation Committee: Yes, Guangxi

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# Zhu Zhaoxiang
- Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, Research Group Leader

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# Zhu Wenshu
- [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/朱文叔/3722097)
- Modern Chinese Dictionary: Editorial Committee

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# Zhu Huisen
**Alias:** Zhongwei

- [Wikipedia](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/朱匯森)
- [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/朱彙森/9903608)
- Taiwan Mandarin Promotion Committee: Yes, Section Chief