Bi
The simplified Character for Bi
Traditional Chinese	畢
Simplified Chinese	毕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bì Wade–Giles Pi

Bi (traditional Chinese: 畢; simplified Chinese: 毕; pinyin: Bì; Wade–Giles: Pi) is a Chinese surname. It is listed 76th in the Song dynasty classic text, the Hundred Family Surnames.^[1]

Origin

1. Deriving from the surname Ji, King Wen of Zhou's fifteenth son Bi Gonggao was given the title of Bi, his descendants then used the surname Bi.^[2]
2. Originating from Ethnic minorities.

Notable people

• Bi Chunfang (1927–2016), Yue opera singer
• Bi Feiyu (born 1964), fiction writer
• Bi Fujian (born 1959), professor and television presenter
• Bi Gui (died 249), official during the Three Kingdoms period
• Bi Hongyong (born 1974), high jumper
• Bi Jingquan (born 1955), economist and trade official
• Bi Jinhao (born 1991), football player
• Bi Sheng (990–1051), inventor of printing technology
• Bi Shiduo (died 888), Tang dynasty army officer
• Bi Wenjing (born 1981), gymnast
• Bi Wenjun (born 1997), singer and actor, member of NEXT
• Bi Xian (802–864), Tang dynasty official
• Bi Xiaoliang (born 1992), high jumper
• Bi Yan (born 1984), women's soccer player
• Bi Hansheng, Chinese name adopted by Irish comedian Des Bishop (born 1975)
• Kenneth Bi, Hong Kong-Canadian actor
• Bii (singer) (born 1989), also called Bi Shu-jin, South Korean-born Taiwanese singer