- 崔永元 cuīyǒngyuán Cui YongyuanCui Yongyuan (1963-), a famous Chinese television presenter
- 崔健 cuījiàn Cui JianCui Jian (1961-), a famous musician known as the father of Chinese rock music
- 崔浩 cuīhào Cui HaoCui Hao (died 450 AD), a prominent statesman and scholar of the Northern Wei Dynasty known for his intellect, military planning, and calligraphy.
- 崔莺莺 cuīyīngyīng Cui YingyingThe female protagonist of the Tang Dynasty story "The Story of Yingying" and the Yuan Dynasty play [[西厢记|西廂記|xi1 xiang1 ji4]].
- 崔琦 cuīqí Daniel C. TsuiDaniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics
- 崔巍 cuīwēi lofty(literary) used to describe mountains or buildings that are tall, towering, and majestic
- 崔嵬 cuīwéi towering(literary) high and towering; lofty and grand
- 崔颢 cuīhào Cui HaoCui Hao (704–754), a Tang Dynasty poet famous for his poem [[黄鹤楼|黃鶴樓|huang2 he4 lou2]]
- 崔述 cuīshù Cui ShuCui Shu (1740–1816), a prominent Qing Dynasty historian and scholar known for his critical approach to ancient Chinese history; author of the "Kaoxin Lu" (Record of Examined Beliefs).
- 崔鸿 cuīhóng Cui Hong(478–525) Historian of the Northern Wei dynasty known for compiling the "Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms" [[十六国春秋|十六國春秋|shi2 liu4 guo2 chun1 qiu1]]
- 崔圭夏 cuīguīxià Choe GyuhaChoe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician who served as president from 1979 to 1980
- 崔明慧 cuīmínghuì Christine ChoyChristine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
- 崔瑗 cuīyuàn Cui YuanA famous Eastern Han dynasty scholar, calligrapher, and mathematician (78–143 AD), known for his expertise in the zhangcao style of cursive script and for his literary works.
- 崔曙 cuīshǔ Cui ShuCui Shu (704-739), Tang Dynasty poet known for winning the top prize in the imperial examination and whose poetry allegedly foretold his own early death and the fate of his orphaned daughter
- 崔白 cuībái Cui BaiFamous Northern Song dynasty painter known for his depictions of flowers and birds; his work transitioned the court style toward a more naturalistic and expressive approach
- 崔子忠 cuīzǐzhōng Cui Zizhong(approx. 1574-1644) Ming Dynasty painter known for portraits and female figures; one of the two most famous figure painters of the late Ming, alongside [[陈洪绶|陳洪綬|chen2 hong2 shou4]], earning them the title "Chen of the South and Cui of the North"
- 崔崔 cuīcuī high and large(literary) high and large in appearance; towering
- 崔护 cuīhù Cui HuTang Dynasty poet known for a famous poem about a chance encounter with a beautiful woman among peach blossoms, which inspired the idiom regarding the sadness of missing a loved one
- 崔烈铜臭 cuīliètóngxiù stink of moneythe stench of corruption associated with buying an official position, based on the story of Cui Lie purchasing a high post during the Han dynasty
- 崔萤 cuīyíng Choi YeongChoi Yeong (1316-1388), general of the Korean Goryeo dynasty
- 崔骃 cuīyīn Cui YinCui Yin (died 92 AD), a scholar and poet of the Eastern Han dynasty known for his extensive learning and association with the historian [[班固|班固|ban1 gu4]]; he served as an advisor to General Dou Xian and was famous for his integrity in advising against the general's abuse of power
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