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Research and sources

Every public claim should remain traceable.

This is the public research index behind ChineseNameGuide. It maps claims to sources, states what each record covers, preserves limitations, and reports coverage instead of presenting a small pilot as a complete corpus.

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123claims
70sources

Coverage ledger

What is included now.

Coverage counts are calculated from the same route, tool, and publication registries that create the public site.

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Core public pages

Current registry coverage is complete.

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Indexable tools

Current registry coverage is complete.

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Published scholar dossiers

Current registry coverage is complete.

Claim, not page authority

A status applies only to the written claim and scope shown beside it.

Source mapping

Every claim names the source records that support it; missing mappings fail the registry tests.

Visible limits

Collection size, review dates, unknowns, and interpretation boundaries remain explicit.

identity

Identity and governance

What the product is, who owns editorial review, and which commercial or publication boundaries are current.

4 records

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ChineseNameGuide

The public entry point for recorded Chinese-name exploration.

4 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
ChineseNameGuide provides educational tools and reference material for exploring Chinese names, Mandarin pronunciation, characters, surnames, and cultural context.VerifiedCurrent public product
Use the English name and preferences to retrieve candidates from the recorded name and character datasets.VerifiedCurrent visible generator method
Review each candidate's Hanzi, pronunciation, meaning, and available source details before choosing one.VerifiedCurrent visible generator method
Continue into a focused analysis tool; saving remains optional and requires an account only at that point.VerifiedCurrent visible generator method

Limits

  • The site supports research and personal decision-making; it does not certify one universally correct or objectively best name.

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/about

About ChineseNameGuide

Product identity, editorial ownership, and public boundaries.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
ChineseNameGuide presents itself as an independent educational product for exploring Chinese names, pronunciation, characters, and cultural context.VerifiedPublic product identity

Limits

  • No legal entity, staff roster, or academic affiliation is asserted on this page.

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/authors/editorial-desk

ChineseNameGuide Editorial Desk

Editorial responsibility and correction ownership.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Published editorial pages identify the ChineseNameGuide Editorial Desk as the accountable reviewer unless a separately verified author is named.VerifiedCurrent editorial ownership

Limits

  • The desk label is an editorial responsibility marker, not a claim of academic accreditation.

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/pricing

ChineseNameGuide Pricing

Current commercial availability and waitlist state.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The live pricing page is the authoritative first-party source for whether paid access is open and which offers are currently available.VerifiedCurrent commercial availability

Limits

  • Archived copy and hidden product configuration must not be used to infer a current price or launch state.

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method

Editorial method

How claims are graded, corrected, revised, and kept separate from interpretation.

2 records

/corrections

Corrections and Revision Log

Public corrections, withdrawals, and review-state changes.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The legacy journal archive was removed from the indexable sitemap pending claim, source, and authorship review.Verified32 legacy articles

Limits

  • An accessible archive URL is not evidence that its claims have passed current publication review.

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/methodology

Editorial and Evidence Methodology

The publication, evidence-grade, and interpretation rules used by the site.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The editorial method separates recorded data, traditional interpretation, and creative suggestion, and prevents D- and E-grade claims from being published as verified facts.VerifiedCurrent editorial policy

Limits

  • The policy defines required practice; every factual page still needs its own claim and source review.

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dataset

Research collections

The scope and limitations of the surname, character, and Sinologist Atlas collections.

3 records

/characters

Chinese Character Library

Browsable character, reading, meaning, radical, and stroke records.

2 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The character library exposes recorded character data and keeps missing or ambiguous evidence visible rather than treating it as a negative quality score.VerifiedCurrent public character dataset
Unicode documents that ideograph readings and definitions vary across language, time, place, and word context, so character records must not be treated as definitive whole-name interpretations.SupportedCharacter-data interpretation boundary

Limits

  • Character meanings alone do not establish the meaning, naturalness, or historical intent of a complete personal name.

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/people/sinologists

The Sinologist Atlas

A two-level research index of cross-cultural names and the history of sinology.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The Atlas contains 112 research index records and exposes 38 source-reviewed dossiers as indexable person pages.VerifiedAtlas corpus revision 2026-07-21

Limits

  • An index record is not equivalent to a fully reviewed public dossier.

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/surname

Chinese Surname Library

Browsable surname records, including verified compound-surname routes.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The surname library exposes recorded surname forms and keeps compound surnames distinct from single-character surnames when the underlying record supports that boundary.VerifiedCurrent public surname dataset

Limits

  • A listed surname is a language record, not evidence that it fits every personal, regional, or historical context.

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tool

Tool methods

What each indexable tool does, how its output is classified, and what it does not establish.

10 records

/#name-generator

Chinese Name Generator

Turn an English identity into Chinese name candidates with meanings and pronunciation.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Chinese Name Generator is a currently enabled public tool that turn an English identity into Chinese name candidates with meanings and pronunciation.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as data_backed; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Use the English name and preferences to retrieve candidates from the recorded name and character datasets.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Review each candidate's Hanzi, pronunciation, meaning, and available source details before choosing one.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Continue into a focused analysis tool; saving remains optional and requires an account only at that point.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Tool output remains limited to the data and input context shown on the page.

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/random-chinese-name-generator

Random Name

Browse classic, modern, and neutral ideas when you want an unexpected starting point.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Random Name is a currently enabled public tool that browse classic, modern, and neutral ideas when you want an unexpected starting point.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as data_backed; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Choose a length or style filter, or leave the controls neutral for a broad sample.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
The service draws from recorded candidate names and returns pronunciation and meaning data when available.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Treat every draw as a starting point and use the analysis tools to inspect ambiguity or missing records.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Tool output remains limited to the data and input context shown on the page.

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/tools

Chinese Naming Tools

Directory of currently enabled tools and their access states.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The tools directory is generated from the registry used for routes, availability, access level, result classification, and SEO state.VerifiedCurrent public tool directory

Limits

  • Account, AI, and payment-dependent capabilities can vary at runtime.

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/tools/bazi-name-match

Four Pillars Name Match

Explore a clearly labeled traditional BaZi lens for a name and birth chart.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Four Pillars Name Match is a currently enabled public tool that explore a clearly labeled traditional BaZi lens for a name and birth chart.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as traditional; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Confirm a local civil date, optional time, and IANA timezone before calculating the limited Four Pillars chart.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Derive stems, branches, Day Master, and element counts, omitting the hour pillar when time is unknown.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Compare recorded name-element labels with the chart as a traditional entertainment lens, without predictions.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Traditional mappings are presented as interpretive lenses, not objective predictions or universal suitability scores.

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/tools/five-elements

Five Elements Snapshot

Explore traditional Wu Xing associations without treating missing elements as deficiencies.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Five Elements Snapshot is a currently enabled public tool that explore traditional Wu Xing associations without treating missing elements as deficiencies.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as traditional; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Look up each character's reviewed Five Elements (Wu Xing) mapping and its method version.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Count only mapped characters; disputed or missing mappings remain unknown and lower confidence.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Describe the resulting distribution as a traditional association without diagnosing a personal deficiency.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Traditional mappings are presented as interpretive lenses, not objective predictions or universal suitability scores.

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/tools/name-analyzer

Chinese Name Analyzer

Review character meanings, readings, data coverage, and potential ambiguity.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Chinese Name Analyzer is a currently enabled public tool that review character meanings, readings, data coverage, and potential ambiguity.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as data_backed; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Normalize the Hanzi, confirm the surname boundary, and let you choose a reading when a character is polyphonic.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Join recorded character, surname, pronunciation, stroke, and meaning data into separate evidence-backed dimensions.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Keep missing or ambiguous records visible as warnings instead of replacing them with a synthetic overall score.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Tool output remains limited to the data and input context shown on the page.

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/tools/name-badge

Name Badge Studio

Turn a name, pinyin, and meaning into a shareable cultural keepsake.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Name Badge Studio is a currently enabled public tool that turn a name, pinyin, and meaning into a shareable cultural keepsake.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as creative; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Load or edit the name, pinyin, meaning line, and optional English name used by the artwork.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Render the badge from deterministic templates so Hanzi placement and export dimensions remain predictable.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Create a standard branded PNG publicly, or use Pro for premium layouts, HD, unbranded, and print options.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Tool output remains limited to the data and input context shown on the page.

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/tools/name-builder

Custom Name Builder

Choose a surname and one or two given-name characters deliberately.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Custom Name Builder is a currently enabled public tool that choose a surname and one or two given-name characters deliberately.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as data_backed; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Search the real surname and character records rather than a browser-only sample list.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Select a surname and one or two given-name characters while reviewing their recorded readings and meanings.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Open the completed name in Analyzer or Tone & Rhythm for source coverage and pronunciation checks.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Tool output remains limited to the data and input context shown on the page.

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/tools/name-passport

Name Passport

Bring the analyses you choose into a calm, printable name record.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Name Passport is a currently enabled public tool that bring the analyses you choose into a calm, printable name record.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as data_backed, traditional; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Choose only the modules you want to include, then run those deterministic analyses for the current name.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Label every section as Data-backed, Traditional lens, or Creative interpretation and retain its method version.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Preview and print the HTML document; an optional enabled AI layer may add prose but cannot alter the facts.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Traditional mappings are presented as interpretive lenses, not objective predictions or universal suitability scores.

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/tools/tone-rhythm

Tone & Rhythm

See Mandarin tone contours, sound repetition, and the traditional Ping and Ze pattern.

5 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Tone & Rhythm is a currently enabled public tool that see Mandarin tone contours, sound repetition, and the traditional Ping and Ze pattern.VerifiedCurrent tool purpose and availability
Its results are classified as data_backed, traditional; those labels keep recorded data, traditional lenses, and creative output distinct.VerifiedCurrent result classification
Use the confirmed pinyin readings to derive numbered tones and stable visual contours.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Check repeated tones, neighboring initials and finals, and likely reading friction as separate observations.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method
Show level and oblique tones (Ping and Ze) as a traditional lens, not as a scientific quality score.VerifiedCurrent visible tool method

Limits

  • Traditional mappings are presented as interpretive lenses, not objective predictions or universal suitability scores.

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content

Guides and definitions

The public learning routes and controlled vocabulary that connect individual records.

11 records

/blog

ChineseNameGuide Journal

Editorial archive with explicit publication gates.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Legacy journal articles remain outside the indexable article sitemap until their claims, sources, and authorship pass the current editorial contract.VerifiedCurrent journal publication state

Limits

  • Archive availability does not make an individual article verified or current.

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/faq

ChineseNameGuide FAQ

Direct answers about name structure, evidence, scores, and product boundaries.

3 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The FAQ states that pronunciation, meaning, source coverage, tone, and traditional interpretations answer different questions and are not combined into one synthetic quality score.VerifiedCurrent public FAQ
Library of Congress Pinyin guidance writes a family name separately and joins the syllables of a multi-syllable given name for cataloging consistency.VerifiedLibrary of Congress romanization practice
A character-level reading or English gloss does not by itself determine the pronunciation or meaning of a complete name.SupportedCharacter-data interpretation boundary

Limits

  • Short answers summarize policy and should link to deeper methods or records for high-stakes claims.

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/learn/glossary

Chinese Naming Glossary

Controlled vocabulary for naming, language data, and evidence labels.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The glossary defines the principal language, naming, and evidence terms used across ChineseNameGuide.VerifiedCurrent site vocabulary

Limits

  • Definitions describe site usage and do not replace specialist linguistic or historical references.

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/learn/how-to-choose-a-chinese-name

How to Choose and Verify a Chinese Name

A source-aware process from intended use to contextual review.

3 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The guide separates purpose, name form, surname boundary, pronunciation, character evidence, complete-name sound, and contextual review instead of collapsing them into one score.VerifiedCurrent practical decision framework
Library of Congress Pinyin guidance writes a family name separately and joins the syllables of a multi-syllable given name for cataloging consistency.VerifiedLibrary of Congress romanization practice
A character-level reading or English gloss does not by itself determine the pronunciation or meaning of a complete name.SupportedCharacter-data interpretation boundary

Limits

  • The process organizes evidence and review; it cannot guarantee how every speaker, region, family, or institution will interpret a name.

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/learn/names-across-cultures

How Chinese Names Travel Across Cultures

An editorial framework for separating origin, formation, usage, and script context.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The guide treats name origin, formation, usage, and script context as separate questions when describing cross-cultural names.Editorial contextEditorial framework illustrated by documented dossiers

Limits

  • The four-axis model is an editorial framework, not a universal academic taxonomy.

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/learn/sinologist-classroom-pack

Sinologist Classroom Pack

A classroom route through evidence, translation, institutions, and cross-cultural names.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The classroom pack organizes twelve published scholar dossiers into an instructional route about changing evidence and scholarly practice.VerifiedCurrent classroom resource

Limits

  • It is a teaching sequence, not a ranked list of scholars or a complete history of the field.

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/learn/sinology-field-guide

A Field Guide to Sinology

Orientation to the changing methods and institutions of sinology.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
The guide presents sinology as a changing set of language, textual, historical, material, and social-scientific practices rather than one fixed discipline.Editorial contextEditorial orientation to the Atlas

Limits

  • The guide is not a comprehensive historiography; person-level claims remain governed by dossier sources.

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/learn/sinology/china-in-global-history

China in Global History

A thematic route through transregional and comparative approaches.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
This guide groups source-reviewed dossiers around approaches that place China in comparative, connected, or global history.Editorial contextAtlas thematic guide

Limits

  • The route is selective and is not a comprehensive map of global-history scholarship.

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/learn/sinology/objects-as-arguments

Objects as Arguments

A thematic route through archaeology, art, manuscripts, and material evidence.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
This guide groups source-reviewed dossiers around material objects used as historical and scholarly evidence.Editorial contextAtlas thematic guide

Limits

  • The route is selective and inherits the evidence boundaries of its linked dossiers.

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/learn/sinology/religion-lived-and-written

Religion, Lived and Written

A thematic route through textual and lived religious traditions.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
This guide groups source-reviewed dossiers around the study of religious texts, institutions, and practice.Editorial contextAtlas thematic guide

Limits

  • The route is selective and does not claim comprehensive coverage of religion in China.

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/learn/sinology/translation-as-scholarship

Translation as Scholarship

A thematic route through translation as scholarly method.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
This guide groups source-reviewed dossiers around translation as an interpretive and scholarly practice.Editorial contextAtlas thematic guide

Limits

  • The route is selective and inherits the evidence boundaries of its linked dossiers.

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person

Scholar dossiers

Claim-level source mappings for every published and indexable Sinologist Atlas dossier.

38 records

/people/a-c-graham

A. C. Graham / 葛瑞汉

A. C. Graham is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning language and philology, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
A. C. Graham is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in language and philology, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/arthur-waley

Arthur Waley / 韦利

Arthur Waley is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, literature, language and philology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Arthur Waley is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, literature, language and philology.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/bernhard-karlgren

Bernhard Karlgren / 高本汉

Bernhard Karlgren is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning literature, language and philology, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Bernhard Karlgren is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in literature, language and philology, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/david-hawkes

David Hawkes / 霍克思

David Hawkes is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, literature. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
David Hawkes is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, literature.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/denis-twitchett

Denis Twitchett / 崔瑞德

Denis Twitchett is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Denis Twitchett is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/edouard-chavannes

Édouard Chavannes / 沙畹

Édouard Chavannes is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, religion and philosophy, language and philology, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Édouard Chavannes is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, religion and philosophy, language and philology, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/henri-maspero

Henri Maspero / 马伯乐

Henri Maspero is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Henri Maspero is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/herbert-a-giles

Herbert A. Giles / 翟理斯

Herbert A. Giles is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Herbert A. Giles is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/jacques-gernet

Jacques Gernet / 谢和耐

Jacques Gernet is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, language and philology, science and technology, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Jacques Gernet is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, language and philology, science and technology, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/james-legge

James Legge / 理雅各

James Legge is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, literature, religion and philosophy. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
James Legge is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, literature, religion and philosophy.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/jean-pierre-abel-remusat

Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat / 雷慕沙

Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning literature, language and philology, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in literature, language and philology, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/john-king-fairbank

John King Fairbank / 费正清

John King Fairbank is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, science and technology, global connections, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

4 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
John King Fairbank is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history, science and technology, global connections, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier
费正清 is the Chinese-language form documented by the cited name-specific source.VerifiedPublished person dossier
Bestowed by Liang Sicheng; documented in biographical accounts of the Fairbanks in China.VerifiedPublished person dossier
John King Fairbank lived 1907—1991.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/jonathan-spence

Jonathan Spence / 史景迁

Jonathan Spence is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning literature, history, global connections. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

4 claims
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Jonathan Spence is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in literature, history, global connections.VerifiedPublished person dossier
史景迁 is the Chinese-language form documented by the cited name-specific source.VerifiedPublished person dossier
Bestowed by Fang Chao-ying; the account is preserved in a published interview.VerifiedPublished person dossier
Jonathan Spence lived 1936—2021.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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/people/joseph-needham

Joseph Needham / 李约瑟

Joseph Needham is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning science and technology, global connections, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

1 claim
ClaimStatusScopeSupporting sources
Joseph Needham is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in science and technology, global connections, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

Limits

  • Claims are limited to the cited identity, name, usage, provenance, and scholarship statements; an absent claim is not evidence of absence.

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Kenneth Pomeranz / 彭慕兰

Kenneth Pomeranz is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning global connections, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Kristofer Schipper / 施舟人

Kristofer Schipper is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Marcel Granet / 葛兰言

Marcel Granet is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, literature, religion and philosophy, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Marcel Granet is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, literature, religion and philosophy, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Mark Elvin / 伊懋可

Mark Elvin is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, material culture, science and technology, global connections. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Mark Elvin is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history, material culture, science and technology, global connections.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Martin Kern / 柯马丁

Martin Kern is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning literature. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Martin Kern is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in literature.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Martino Martini / 卫匡国

Martino Martini is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, material culture. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Matteo Ricci / 利玛窦

Matteo Ricci is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, language and philology, history, material culture. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Matteo Ricci is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, language and philology, history, material culture.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Michael Loewe / 鲁惟一

Michael Loewe is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, history, material culture. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Michael Loewe is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, history, material culture.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Miyazaki Ichisada / 宮崎市定

Miyazaki Ichisada is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, global connections, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Miyazaki Ichisada is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history, global connections, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Naitō Konan / 内藤湖南

Naitō Konan is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Naitō Konan is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Nikita Bichurin / 比丘林

Nikita Bichurin is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, language and philology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Nikita Bichurin is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, language and philology.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Patricia Buckley Ebrey / 伊沛霞

Patricia Buckley Ebrey is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, history, material culture, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Patricia Buckley Ebrey is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, history, material culture, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Paul Demiéville / 戴密微

Paul Demiéville is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Paul Demiéville is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Paul Pelliot / 伯希和

Paul Pelliot is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, language and philology, history, global connections. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Paul Pelliot is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, language and philology, history, global connections.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Peter C. Perdue / 濮德培

Peter C. Perdue is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, global connections, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Peter C. Perdue is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history, global connections, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Philippe Couplet / 柏应理

Philippe Couplet is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, religion and philosophy, history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Philippe Couplet is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, religion and philosophy, history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Richard Wilhelm / 卫礼贤

Richard Wilhelm is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, religion and philosophy. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Richard Wilhelm is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, religion and philosophy.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Roel Sterckx / 胡司德

Roel Sterckx is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, language and philology, history, science and technology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Roel Sterckx is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, language and philology, history, science and technology.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Roger T. Ames / 安乐哲

Roger T. Ames appears in the extended index for work in religion and philosophy.

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Roger T. Ames is represented in the reviewed source as a scholar working in religion and philosophy.VerifiedPublished person dossier
安乐哲 is the Chinese-language form documented by the cited name-specific source.VerifiedPublished person dossier
Ames explained the name and its Analects allusion in an interview.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Stanislas Julien / 儒莲

Stanislas Julien is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Stanislas Julien is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in translation, literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Stephen Owen / 宇文所安

Stephen Owen appears in the extended index for work in literature.

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Stephen Owen is represented in the reviewed source as a scholar working in literature.VerifiedPublished person dossier
宇文所安 is the Chinese-language form documented by the cited name-specific source.VerifiedPublished person dossier
Self-chosen; directly explained by Owen in a recorded interview.VerifiedPublished person dossier
Stephen Owen lived 1946—2026.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Thomas Francis Wade / 威妥玛

Thomas Francis Wade is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning language and philology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Thomas Francis Wade is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in language and philology.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Timothy Brook / 卜正民

Timothy Brook is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning history, material culture, global connections. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Timothy Brook is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in history, material culture, global connections.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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Wm. Theodore de Bary / 狄百瑞

Wm. Theodore de Bary is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning religion and philosophy, social history. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.

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Wm. Theodore de Bary is represented in the source dossier as a major figure in religion and philosophy, social history.VerifiedPublished person dossier

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