1. Guide to the Pronunciation and Spelling of Asian Names Xi Lu

2. Famous Chinese People Cheng Long (Jackie Chan) Qin Shi Huang (Emperor Qin) Ziyi Zhang Xi Jinping Xi Lu

3. Initials z: Ziyi Zhang zh: Ziyi Zhang (pronounced like John) c: Ci Xi (pronounced like ts ） ch: Cheng Long (Jackie Chan) s: Si Maqian (pronounced like snake’s sound) sh: Qin Shi Huang (shhh…)

4. Initials Continued r: Rui (pronounced like Ray) j: Ji (pronounced like letter “G”) q: Qin Shi Huang (chi) x: Xi Jinping (Pronounced like she)

5. Finals The use of a, o, e, i, u, ü, or the combination of two with other consonant ao: Hao un: Yun ou: Ouyang ong: Zhong iu: Liu ü: Yue

6. Common Last Names 王 （ Wang) 李 （ Li) 张 （ Zhang) 刘 （ Liu) ( Pronounced like “Leo” not “Lu”) 陈 （ Chen) 赵 (Zhao) (Pronounced like jaw)

7. Order of Names First name is the family name Last name is the given name Ex: Xi Jinping (Family name) (Given name) Note: Usually, the shorter one is the family name!

8. Reference Mr./ Ms. + Last Name Ex: Ang Lee can be referred as Mr. Lee Ang Lee’s wife, Jane Lin can be referred as Mrs. Lee or Ms. Lin or Prof. Lin if she is a professor Ex: Chairman Mao, President Xi

9. Tones

10. If there’s still any questions, please contact me via: xilu2@illinois.edu