Olympics. I was reading this article and it said "He edged Luikin"?

Question

So I was wondering why a male is competing against her. Then I saw He was a name. But they used Luikin's last name. Why use He's first name? We have the family name last. In the Chinese names is the family name last or first.

Answer 1

in china, the family name comes first...

so in the states her name would be kexin he

Answer 2

LOL no offense, when I read the article I was like "He"? lol

I think they go by Last names(correct me if I'm wrong)

Answer 3

The family name is listed first. In this case, He is the family name. (And thus considered the last name.)

I know, kinda confusing unless your used to it.

Answer 4

Because in Western countries they like to put Chinese first name as last names. And that is why there's so many 'Chen' for an Asian race.

Answer 5

"He" (pronounced 'her') is He Kexin's surname.

Traditionally, the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans do not use the first name-middle name-last name format. Rather, their names are written surname (aka family name) followed by a given name such as in He's case.

Answer 6

idk, i noticed that too and thought that He was the last name, its really confusing

Answer 7

In China, the last name is traditionally written first.