Figures in the Mandarin Language Movement (Sorted by Pinyin)
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
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
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
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
- Baidu
- 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
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
Li Jie San
Notes/Achievements: “Fast Characters of Min Dialect” (1896)
Liang Rongruo
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
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
- Baidu .com/item/Liu-Bannong/1491505?fromtitle=Liu-Fu&fromid=1081081&fr=aladdin)
- 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
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
- Baidu
- 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
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
Wang Maozu
Alias: Diancun
Note/Achievements: One of the earliest advocates of the National Language Movement
Wang Rongbao
Alias: Gunfu
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
- Baidu
- 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
- Baidu
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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