Trần (original) (raw)

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Trần

Chữ Hán for Trần
Pronunciation IPA: [t͡ɕən˨˩]
Language(s) Vietnamese
Origin
Meaning ancient
Region of origin East Asia
from the Trần dynasty

Trần (陳) or Tran is the second most common Vietnamese surname after Nguyen. More than 10% of all Vietnamese people share this surname.

Spelling and Pronunciation of Trần

The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden era in Vietnam, and successfully repelled the Mongol invasions of Vietnam, introducing improvements to Chinese gunpowder. During the Tran dynasty, arts and sciences flourished, and Chữ Nôm was used for the first time in mainstream poetry. Emperor Trần Nhân Tông was a great reformer of Chu Nom and the first emperor to use Chu Nom in Vietnamese poetry.[_clarification needed_][_citation needed_]

List of people surnamed Tran

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