Cheng

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Proper noun

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
  2. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    • A sergeant in the Third Precinct’s criminal investigation division, surnamed Cheng (鄭), had invited seven other officers to the gathering at a restaurant in Keelung’s Nuannuan District (暖暖) on the evening of Friday last...

Origin

From Cantonese 鄭 /郑 (zeng⁶) and the Wade–Giles Chêng⁴ romanization of Mandarin 鄭 /郑 (Zhèng).

Forms

Chengs Zheng

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A district of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
  2. A district of Jincheng, Shanxi, China.
    • The staff from the Cheng District Christian Council (CC) in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, presented hand warmers, eight treasure congees, and instant noodles on January 28 to pandemic prevention workers in Guanxiang...

Origin

From Mandarin 城 (Chéng).

Proper noun Entry 3

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    • The philosopher-official Ch’eng Hao (1033-1084), for example, won much esteem from officialdom and the intelligentsia when, as the magistrate of Fu-kou county, he stubbornly refused to implement the pao-chia system...

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 程 (Chéng).

Forms

Chengs

Proper noun Entry 4

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Origin

From Hokkien 莊 /庄 (Chng).

Forms

Chengs Ching