Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. Since the syllable Cheng represents different sounds in Hanyu pinyin and the Wade–Giles systems of Chinese romanization, some ambiguity will exist as to which sound is represented by the letters "Cheng" if the romanisation and tone is not known. Also within each system of romanisation, each syllable can represent one of several different characters, as with any Chinese syllable.
Cài is a Chinese surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as Tsai, Tsay, or Chai based on Wade-Giles romanization of Standard Mandarin and the 8th most common in Singapore, where it is usually romanized as Chua, which is based on its Teochew and Hokkien pronunciation. Koreans use Chinese-derived family names and in Korean, Cai is 채 in Hangul, Chae in Revised Romanization, It is also a common name in Hong Kong where it is romanized as Choy, Choi or Tsoi. In Macao and Malaysia, it is spelled as Choi, in Malaysia and the Philippines as Chua or Chuah, in Thailand as Chuo (ฉั่ว). Moreover, it is also romanized in Cambodia as either Chhay or Chhor among people of full Chinese descent living in Cambodia and as Tjoa or Chua in Indonesia.
Xiang or Hsiang may refer to:
Xiang Jing is a Chinese sculptor. Xiang graduated from the Department of Sculpture of China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing. Her graduating works won first prize in the "Graduation Show of Central Academy of Fine Arts 1995" and she also won the Okamatsu Family Fund. These sculptures that won these prizes were collected by the school because of the beauty and interest that were shown in them. After graduation, she continued to sculpt women and a few other objects. She taught at Shanghai Normal University from 1997 to 2009.
Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu is the Chinese title of the film:
Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng (鍾/钟), Zhòng. and Zhòng (仲), etc. These are also transliterated as Chung. It is sometimes transliterated as Cheong or Choong in Malaysia. In Indonesia, it is transliterated as Tjung or Tjoeng.
Zeng is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, Chen or Cheng; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2019. It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese. Zeng is also a German family name with another origin.
Patrol is a Singaporean action drama produced by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) in 1989.
Mi is the ancient ancestral surname 羋, most notably the name of the imperial house of State of Chu during the Warring States period. It is also the pinyin romanisation of various modern Chinese surnames, including 麋, 米, 禰 and others.
Rén is the Mandarin pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written 任 in Chinese character. It is romanised as Jen in Wade–Giles, and Yam or Yum in Cantonese. It is listed 58th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 59th most common surname in China, shared by 4.2 million people. In 2019 it was the 49th most common surname in Mainland China.
Che is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 車 in traditional Chinese and 车 in simplified Chinese. It is listed 229th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 191st most common surname in China, shared by 540,000 people. It is romanized Cha in Korean.
Xiang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surnames: XiàngXiàng and Xiāng. It means “to go forward”
Xiang Ming (1909–1969) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Linqu County, Shandong Province. In 1937, at the start of the Second United Front, he was Liu Shaoqi's secretary. He was active in Henan Province and northern Jiangsu Province. After the beginning of the second phase of the Chinese Civil War, he participated in the Menglianggu Campaign of May 1947. He was briefly mayor of Qingdao before becoming Communist Party of China Committee Secretary of his home province. In 1954, Xiang became involved in an anti-party conspiracy led by Gao Gang and Rao Shushi. On July 3, 1954, the central government initiated proceedings to remove Xiang from his post as Party Chief of Shandong. On September 7, 1954, the Shandong Party Committee informed the central government of its acceptance of Xiang's removal. On October 10, 1954, Xiang was formally removed as Party Chief of Shandong and banned from political office. During the Cultural Revolution, Xiang was persecuted and died as a result.
Xu is a Chinese surname. It is different from Xu, represented by a different character.
Ge is a Chinese surname. One branch of the family became the compound surname Zhuge. In 2013 it was found to be the 110th most common surname, composed of 1.95 million people or 0.150% of the total national population, with the province with the largest population being Jiangsu. It is the 44th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Xiàng is a Chinese surname. It is listed 125th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.
Wen Tian or Wentian or variation, may refer to:
Xiang Lili is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hunan. As of May 2019 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People's Congress. Prior to that, he was vice-governor of Hunan (2016-2018), secretary general of Hunan (2015-2016), mayor and party chief of Chenzhou (2008-2015), head of Hunan Provincial Commerce Department (2008-2008), and vice-mayor and executive vice-mayor of Changsha (1998-2007).
Jing Xiang is a Chinese German actress.
