Zeng ( [tsə́ŋ], Chinese: 曾; pinyin: Zēng; Wade–Giles: Tseng; Jyutping: Cang4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng / Chn̂g / Cheng / Chan) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade–Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Tsen, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2019. [1] It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese. [2]
Zeng or von Zeng is also a German family name with other origins f.e. the nobles De Zeng or von Zenge. Zeng was listed 385th on the Hundred Family Surnames.
The surname originates from ( Chinese: 鄫; pinyin: Céng) an ancient state located in present-day Cangshan County (now Lanling County) in Shandong province, which was granted to Qu Lie, son of the emperor Shao Kang in the Xia dynasty. The state was annexed by Ju[ citation needed] (located mainly in present-day Shandong province) in 567 BC. The crown prince of the state, Wu, fled to Lu. He later dropped the radical in the character and adopted 曾 as his surname.
The Generation Character usually refers to the middle Character of the Chinese Name of a Zeng, and is used to determine the generation and clan a Zeng belongs to.
The Generation Character for Zeng from the 63rd Generation to the 97th Generation are as follows:
Hong, Wen, Zhen, Shang and Yan
Xing, Yu, Chuan, Ji, Guang, Zhao, Xian, Qing, Fan and Xiang
Ling, De, Wei, Chui, You, Qin, Shao, Nian, Xian and Yang
Jian, Dao, Dun, An, Ding, Mao, Xiu, Zhao, Yi, Zhang, Yi, Wen, Huan, Jing, Rui, Yong, Xi, Shi, Xu, Chang
Zeng ( [tsə́ŋ], Chinese: 曾; pinyin: Zēng; Wade–Giles: Tseng; Jyutping: Cang4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng / Chn̂g / Cheng / Chan) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade–Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Tsen, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2019. [1] It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese. [2]
Zeng or von Zeng is also a German family name with other origins f.e. the nobles De Zeng or von Zenge. Zeng was listed 385th on the Hundred Family Surnames.
The surname originates from ( Chinese: 鄫; pinyin: Céng) an ancient state located in present-day Cangshan County (now Lanling County) in Shandong province, which was granted to Qu Lie, son of the emperor Shao Kang in the Xia dynasty. The state was annexed by Ju[ citation needed] (located mainly in present-day Shandong province) in 567 BC. The crown prince of the state, Wu, fled to Lu. He later dropped the radical in the character and adopted 曾 as his surname.
The Generation Character usually refers to the middle Character of the Chinese Name of a Zeng, and is used to determine the generation and clan a Zeng belongs to.
The Generation Character for Zeng from the 63rd Generation to the 97th Generation are as follows:
Hong, Wen, Zhen, Shang and Yan
Xing, Yu, Chuan, Ji, Guang, Zhao, Xian, Qing, Fan and Xiang
Ling, De, Wei, Chui, You, Qin, Shao, Nian, Xian and Yang
Jian, Dao, Dun, An, Ding, Mao, Xiu, Zhao, Yi, Zhang, Yi, Wen, Huan, Jing, Rui, Yong, Xi, Shi, Xu, Chang