Wikipedia:WikiProject Chinese surnames

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WP:ZHSURNAME

The aim of this project is to standardize and improve articles related to Chinese surnames, as well as to create missing articles for surnames that fall out of mainstream.

Structure

Surname articles should include the following sections:

Seal script image of name
Origin of the surname
Prominent clans
Spread of the surname
Genealogies
Prominent personages

Participants

Please add your name to this list using {{user|username}}

Templates

Notice

{{efn Chinese name}}
{{Chinese script needed}}

Infobox

{{Infobox Chinese}}

WikiProject Chinese surnames banner

Place this WikiProject notice {{WikiProject China|surname=yes}} at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the WikiProject Chinese surnames for guidelines. It will produce:

China: Surnames Unassessed

	China portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject China, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of China related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ChinaWikipedia:WikiProject ChinaTemplate:WikiProject ChinaChina-related articles
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	This article is supported by WikiProject Chinese surnames.

(Note that in this example the notice has been classified as "Project", as it has been assigned the class by the namespace. This will not happen normally if the above code is used.)