Chinese names often have two or three characters.Usually the first character is the surname,the followed by the given name.When people address each other,they may use the surname plus a certain title,like "Lǐ xiáo jiě "、"Wáng xiān sheng " ect. According to the latest survey, the ten most common surnames in China are: lǐ 、 wáng 、 zhāng 、 liú 、 chén 、 yáng 、 zhào 、 huáng 、 zhōu 、 wú 。