Dai is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written with the Chinese character . It is romanized as Tai in Wade-Giles and in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation. Dai is the 96th most common surname in China, according to a report on the household registrations released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007. Meanings of the character Apply items to the person's head, face, neck, hand, etc. Respect, esteem, or support. Notable people Business Dai Chunning (戴春宁, born 1962), Chinese finance businessman Dai Min (戴敏, born 1958), Chinese water treatment businesswoman Weili Dai (戴伟立), Chinese-born American technology businesswoman Andrew Tai (戴浩原), Canadian-Chinese businessman, Founder & CEO of Unhaggle and Motoinsight Academia and literature Dai Yi (戴逸, born 1926), Chinese historian Dai Qing (戴晴, born 1941), Chinese journalist Dai Sijie (戴思杰, born 1954), Chinese-born French author and filmmaker Dai Jinhua (戴锦华, born 1959), Chinese feminist cultural critic Dai Xu (戴旭, born 1964), Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation Hongjie Dai (戴宏杰, born 1966), Chinese-born American chemist Entertainment Aaron Dai (戴海清, born 1967), American composer and pianist Leon Dai (戴立忍, born 1966), Taiwanese actor and film director Penny Tai (戴佩妮, born 1978), Malaysian Mandopop singer Dai Jiaoqian (戴娇倩, born 1982), Chinese actress Dantes Dailiang (戴亮, born 1978), French Mandopop singer Politics and government Dai Jitao (戴季陶, 1891–1949), journalist and Kuomintang leader Dai Li (also Tai Li; 戴笠, 1897–1946), Republic of China spy chief Dai Bingguo (戴秉国, born 1941), Chinese politician and diplomat Dai Xianglong (戴相龙, born 1944), Chinese politician, former governor of the People's Bank of China Tai Chin-wah (戴展華, born 1952), Hong Kong former politician and lawyer Benny Tai (戴耀廷, One of the founders of the Occupy Central Dai Weimin (戴维民, born 1962), People's Liberation Army general Day Guey-ing (戴桂英), Deputy Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2012–2013) Irving H.C. Tai (戴豪君), Taiwan politician, former Deputy Commissioner of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission Tai Cheuk-yin (戴卓賢), Hong Kong politician, former chairman of the 123 Democratic Alliance Sport Tai Chao-chih (戴兆智, born 1930), Taiwanese sport shooter Dai Guohong (戴国红, born 1977), Chinese swimmer Dai Yun (戴韫, born 1977), retired Chinese female badminton player Dai Xianrong (戴宪荣, born 1982), China League One footballer Dai Lili (戴丽丽, born 1986), Chinese table tennis player Dai Lin (戴琳, born 1987), Chinese Super League footballer Tai Hung-hsu (戴宏旭, born