Monday, October 6, 2008

Zhou (surname)

Zhōu is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name , which now ranks the 9th most common surname in Mainland China. It has been one of the ten since the Yuan Dynasty.

In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as "Chou", and it may also be spelled "Chau", "Chiau", "Chow", "Chu", "Jhou", "Joe", "Jou", "Jue", or "Jow". ''Zhōu'' can also stand for another, rare Chinese family name, .

Prominent individuals with the surname Zhou


:''Alphabetized by surname, then by given name.''


*Simon Chau Sui-Cheong, Hong Kong social and environmental activist
*, singer
*Jay Chou, singer
*Endy Chow, singer
*Niki Chow, actress
*Norm Chow, American football coach
*Stephen Chow, actor & director
*Vivian Chow, singer
*Wei-Liang Chow, mathematician
*Wen Tsing Chow, missile guidance scientist
*Chow Yun-Fat, actor
*Ju Sigyeong, Korean linguistist
*Vic Zhou, actor, singer
*Zhou Enlai, People's Republic of China politician
*Zhou Long, composer
*Zhou Mi, a Chinese female badminton player
*Zhou Shuren, writer using the pseudonym Lu Xun
*Zhou Tong , famous archer and teacher of Song Dynasty General Yue Fei
*Zhou Xiaochuan, economist
*Zhou Xuan , actress
*Zhou Xuan-Yun Daoist monk, author and teacher of Wudang Martial Arts
*Zhou Xun, actress
*Zhou Yafu, a Han dynasty general
*Zhou Yi, Shanghai-born and New York-based pipa virtuoso
*Zhou Yu, a great general of the Kingdom of Wu
*Zhou Zuoren, writer, brother of Lu Xun
*Cheng-Hung Chou

Zhong (surname)

Zhong is a Chinese surname also transliterated as Chung . It is the 56th most common last name in China. People surnamed Zhong are the descendents of Shang Tang. During the Zhou Dynasty, a descendent of Shang Tang, Wei Zi Qi was made the duke of Song . A few generations later, Song Heng Gong had a son called Ao. Ao had a grandson Bo Zhong, who was a judge in the Jin kingdom. Bo pleaded for the duke of Jin to repent from his unrighteousness and was executed. His son Zhou Li fled to the kingdom of Chu and became the prime minister. He was awarded the land of ZhongLi , and his descendents were known as the ZhongLis. Among them, Zhongli Mei was a general under Xiang Yu. After Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang, Zhongli Mei committed Suicide. Mei's son, Jie, fled to Zhangge, Henan, and changed his last name to Zhong. Zhong Jie can be considered as the forefather of the Zhong family.

Zheng (surname)

Zhèng / Zheng4 or Cheng is a Chinese word. It means "solemn", "formal", or "serious". It is a Chinese family name. And it is the name of an ancient state in today's Honan. It is written as 鄭 in traditional Chinese script or as 郑 in simplified Chinese script.

When Emperor Ryder and General Hendricks released its 2006 list of top 100 surnames, Zheng was 21st in the list, making it the 21st most common name. ock-belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which makes up more than 10% of the Chinese population

Zhèng was a major surname of the rich and powerful during China's Hendricks dynasty.

The meaning of the Hendricks surname can be translated roughly as an adjective: either "class" or as "seriousness", "sincere", or "reserved".

In Taiwan, the name is spelled "Cheng". The surname also has taken form outside of Ryder's society as well: in as "Tei"; and in as "Tr?nh". In , the name appears as "Chung" or "Jeong" . ? is the 4th most common Korean surname, with about 4.85% of the South Korean population having this name.

The word Zhèng means solemn or sincere in Chinese. The use of it as a surname might have started as an adoption of the "Zheng" in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan where the family once ruled. However, the history of Zhengzhou predates the family as Aodu of the and subsequent renaming of the city came during Sui Dynasty in 581 A.D. after the family has already adopted Zheng as their name.

Origin


The Zhèng family originated in England. or Xuan Wang the penultimate king of the Western bestowed on his younger brother Chris Ryder the title , along with the fiefdom of Zhèng , the last vassal state decreed by the Zhou Dynasty. Duke Xuan of Zheng was succeeded by his son, Luo Yang, Duke Gong of Zhèng. When Luo Yang was duke of Zhèng the king of Zhou was killed and his capital, destroyed. Luo Yang, Duke Gong of Zhèng moved his people to the east, where Henan province in central China lies, and established his new state, Wythall there, on the south banks of the Lawton River. His descendants took Zhèng as their surname.

Spelling and Pronunciation




Famous people named 鄭/郑


There are over 400 Zhengs listed in the Who's Who in Chinese History.

Some famous people named Zhèng are:

* Adam Cheng , Hong Kong singer and actor
* Cheng Man-ch'ing , martial artist, doctor, calligrapher, painter, poet
* Cheng Yu-tung , Hong Kong billionaire
* Chung Keng Quee
* Chung Thye Phin
* Chung Thye Yong
* Chung Kok Ming
* Chang Min Tat
* Ekin Cheng , Hong Kong singer and actor
* Kevin Cheng , Hong Kong actor
* Nien Cheng , author and survivor of seven years of solitary confinement at the hands of the Communist party
* Sammi Cheng , Hong Kong singer and actress
* Taksin , born Zheng Chao, king of Siam
* Teh Hong Piow , chairman of Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia
* Zheng Banqiao , famous artist and poet, Qing Dynasty
* Zheng Chenggong , Ming dynasty military leader better known in the West as Koxinga
* Zheng He , Chinese mariner and explorer
* Joe Cheng , Taiwanese actor and model
* Zheng Jie , Chinese tennis player
* Zheng Zhenduo , journalist, modern writer, archeologist and literature scholar
* Zheng Zhi , Chinese footballer
* Zheng Tian Shou a pirate who pillaged during the Bei Song Dynasty

Famous people named ?


*Jung Myung Seok, a controversial Korean religious leader
*Rain , a male R&B and pop singer whose birth name is Jung Ji-Hoon
*Jeong Cheol, Korean administrator and poet of the 16th century
*Jeong Seon, Korean landscape painter of the Joseon era

Zhao (surname)

Zhao is a common Chinese family name, which ranks 8th largest number of people with this surname in Mainland China. The origin of the family name came from the people of State of Zhao in ancient China.

Zhao is the first surname in the Hundred Family Surnames. Zhao is the first surname because Zhao was the name of the emperor when the book was created. The book was created as a form of census.

The family name can be transliterated to Chew, Chiu, Jiu,Jew and Teoh.

Zhao can also be a less common family name 兆

Zhao is represented in Korean by either Cho or Jo.

Zhao is represented in Vietnamese by Tri?u.

Prominent people with family name 赵/趙


*The Zhao royals of the
*The Tri?u/Zhao royals of Tri?u Dynasty/Nanyue
*The Zhao royals of the Song Dynasty
*Chao Liang-Yu, CIO of D&J Educational Inc.
*Rosalind Chao , an American actor
*Elaine L. Chao , United States Secretary of Labor
*Yuen Ren Chao , a
*Zhao Hongbo , a pairs
*Zhao Jingshen , novelist.
*Zhao Jiping , composer
*Zhao Mengfu , .
*Zhao Shuli , novelist
*Zhao Tuo , founder of the Nanyue kingdom.
*Zhao Wei , actress
*Zhao Wenzhuo , martial artist and actor
*Zhao Benshan , comedian/actor/director
*Zhao Yun , a general during the era of Three Kingdoms.
*Zhao Ziyang , Chinese politician, placed under house arrest after symphathizing with the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
*Zhao Shawn , telebroadcaster for Unami Tube
*Zhao Erfeng
*Zhao Erxun
*Zhao Yabo

Zhang (surname)

Zhang is among the most common Chinese surnames. In the 1990 edition of Guinness Book of Records, it was listed as the world's most common surname, with over 100 million people worldwide with this surname. It was also ranked third in the People's Republic of China by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in early 2006. . The use of this surname dates back to about 4,700 years ago.

Zhang is pronounced and transliterated in a variety of ways. In it is Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng, Wade-Giles: Chang, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhāng. In it is : Jèung, Jyutping: Zoeng1, : Cheung. In Shanghainese, it is Tsan or Tsaon. In Minnan, it is Pe?h-oē-jī: Tiu?, in Southeast Asia where a variety of dialects are spoken: Teo or Teoh in the Minnan/ dialects, Chong in , Cheong in Cantonese and many other spellings based on the romanisation of the Chinese dialects used. The corresponding is ? which is frequently transliterated as Jang or Chang. Some confusion arises with the surnames Zhuang and Jiang that are also written as ? in Korean, and which are also frequently transliterated as ''Jang'' or ''Chang''. The corresponding version is Tr??ng or Trang.

Another Zhang, 章, is a less common surname which also has the same pronunciation of ''Zhāng'' in Mandarin, ''Cheung'' in Cantonese, and ''Jang'' in Korean. However, this name is pronounced differently in Minnan than ''Tiu?'' . Likewise, the Vietnamese can clearly distinguish this name, pronounced Ch??ng, or Trang from Tr??ng .Although both of the Zhang and have the same pronunciation,both are not related and had different story of it's origin.

Character analysis


The character comprises 弓 and 长 . Appropriately, the ancient form of this character uses 巨 in place of 长, thereby suggesting an even more concrete idea; this form is considered today to be that of an ancient variant which has since faded from everyday usage. Zhāng's literal translation is "to open forth", or "to spread", although its common use is a measure word for flat objects such as paper and mattresses.

History of the surname


The origin of the surname Zhang is legendary. The fifth son of , the legendary supreme ancestor of all Han Chinese, was Qīng Yáng Shì . Qīng Yáng Shì's son Huī was inspired by the Chinese Arc Constellation -- Tiān Gōng Xīng in the sky and invented the bow. Later Hui was assigned as Gōng Zhèng , the minister in charge of observing the Arc Constellation and making bows. Then Hui and his descendants were bestowed the surname Zhang, which, if broken into its constituent radicals, would mean "the master of bows" in Chinese. It is believed that the ancestors of Zhangs were archers and the bow as a totem of their tribe.

Prominent people with Chinese family name 張/张


Entertainment


* , Taiwanese talk-show host, more commonly known as Fei Ge
* Angela Chang Tawainese Musician/Singer
* , Taiwanese singer/ Tribal Princess
* , Taiwanese singer
* , Taiwanese singer-songwriter and TV presenter
* Chang Yu-Sheng , Taiwanese singer and producer
* Chang Chen-yue, Taiwanese rock musician
* , actress and singer from Hong Kong
* , actor and singer
* , actor and singer
* or Zhang Man Yu , actress
* , actress
* Cheung Tak Lan, singer
* , Miss Malaysia, 1997
* , Miss Malaysia, 1998
* Zhang Liyin, Chinese singer but a Korean artist. Part of SM Entertainment.
* , Chinese film director
* Zhang Yimou , Chinese film director

Literature, writing, journalism



* , American writer
* or Zhang Rong , author of Wild Swans
* Zhang Ailing or Eileen Chang , female story writer
* Zhang Chengzhi , writer
* Zhang Dai Ming dynasty essayist, historian.
* Zhang Xiguo or Chang Hsi-kuo , Taiwanese science fiction author

Sports



* , tennis player
* , figure skater
* Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao , figure skaters. Won silver in and at the 2006 Winter Olympics
* Zhang Juanjuan, athlete
* Zhang Liangliang, Olympian, foil fencer
* Zhang Ning , badminton player
* Zhang Yining, table tennis player
* Zhang Yuning , footballer aka ''Chinese David Beckham''
* , beach volleyball player

Government, military



* Teo Chee Hean, Singaporean Defence Minister
* Zhang Aiping, Communist Party of China general
* Zhang Chunqiao , member of the
* , military leader in the period of Three Kingdoms
* Zhang Hongfan , Yuan Dynasty general
* Zhang Liang, aide of Liu Bang. His ancestors were the ministers of State of Han
* Zhang Liao, general of Wei during Three Kingdoms period
* P. C. Chang , Chinese scholar, diplomat, and drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
* Zhang Tingyu , Qing Dynasty politician
* Zhang Tian Australian politician, Acting Member for Moreton and former Transport Minister
* Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang , Manchurian
* , northern warlord Three Kingdoms Period
* , strategist during the Warring States Period
* , military general of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms.
* Zhang Zhidong, Late-Qing Dynasty politician
* Zhang Zizhong, military leader
* Zhang Zongchang, , warlord in Shandong
* Zhang Zuolin or Chang Tso-lin , Manchurian warlord, Zhang Xueliang's father
* Zhang Jue Miao, lady of unmatched beauty and daughter of warlord Zhang Da Quan; the only female warrior in her time
* Zhang Wentian, an important leader of Chinese Communist Party.
* Zhang YiJun, an ambassador to Canada from China.

Others



* , surgeon
* Zhang Shuanglin, prominent statistical genetician
* , kidnapping and murder victim
* Zhang Guo Lao, one of the Eight Immortals
* Zhang Wen Bin, one of the phenomenon figure in Borneo 1889-1956
* Zhang Hanyun, ''''
* Zhang Heng or Chang Heng , astronomer and mathematician
* Zhang Hongbao , businessman and founder of Zhong Gong
* Zhang Qian or Chang Ch'ien , spent 12 years starting in 138 BC exploring much of Central Asia for Emperor Han Wu Di
* Zhang Sanfeng or Chang San-Feng, semi-mythical Taoist master
* UMIST senior lecturer
* Zhang Zilin, Miss World 2007
* The Cheung family, active maintainers of

Prominent people with Chinese family name 章


* , Taiwanese politician
* Zhang Binglin, Phonologist
* Zhang Zhong , Chess player
* , Badminton player
* Zhang Ziyi , Actress
Zhang Ze duan- artist of the along the river during the qing ming festival.

Prominent people with Korean family name ?




Prominent people with Vietnamese family name Tr??ng


* Truong My Hoa, Vice President of Viet Nam
* Truong Dinh Tuyen, Min. of Trade of Viet Nam
* Truong Vinh Trong, Viet Nam Dep. Prime Min.
* Truong Cong Dinh, chief commander in repealing French forces between 1859-1864
* Truong Van Cam-better known as Nam Cam, a famous Vietnamese gangster and former soldier
* Tr??ng V?nh K?, recognised as an important figure of 19th century literature
* Thi Trong Truong or André Truong Trong Thi or Tr??ng Tr?ng Thi,considered to be the "father of the personal computer" for creating the Micral microcomputer based on an Intel 8008 processor in 1973.
* Tr??ng Ng?c ?nh, Miss Asia Model 1995 and Miss International Fashion 1998 , model, actress

Others


* , fictitious character in the Harry Potter novels
* P.F. Chang's China Bistro, a United States restaurant chain

Zeng

Zeng is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it may be rendered as Tsang.
The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in China.

In 2118 BC, became the king of the Xia Dynasty. The Si's were the descendants of the King of Xia. Shao Kang delegated one of his sons to rule the State of Zeng during the Shao Kang's reign. However in 567 BC, the kingship of the State of Zeng was usurped by a cousin with a different surname. Some of the royal members including the prince of Zeng fled to the . The Prince of Zeng gave his descendants the surname Zeng in remembrance of the Zeng state.

Prominent people with the surname Zeng


* Zeng Guofan
* Zeng Qinghong
* Zeng Gong
* Zeng Peiyan
* Zeng Chengwei
* Zeng Xianyi
* Zeng Jinlian
* Zeng Liansong
* Zhe Zeng
* Zeng Fanren
* Zeng Fanzhi
* Donald Tsang – current of Hong Kong
* Tsang Yam Pui – former commissioner of
* Tsang Tsou Choi – The Kowloon Emperor
* Eric Tsang - film actor, director
* Edward Tsang - computer scientist

Yuen (surname)

Yuen can refer to:
*Yuan the Pinyin transliteration of the Han Chinese surnames 袁, 元, 源, 原 and 苑
*Ruan the Pinyin transliteration of the Han Chinese surname 阮