Peng (surname)
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| Pronunciation | Péng (Mandarin) Pang (Cantonese) Phàng (Hakka) Phêⁿ, Phîⁿ (Minnan) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Korean |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Word/name | China |
| Derivation | Peng Zu |
| Meaning | drum beats |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Peng (Mandarin) Pang, Phang (Cantonese, Hakka) Peh (Teochew) Phi, Phe (Hokkien) Banh (Vietnamese) Pangestu (Indonesian) |
| Derivative(s) | = |
Peng (Chinese: 彭; pinyin: Péng), alternative form of romanizations includes Pang and Phang (Cantonese, Hakka), Pangestu or Pangestoe (Indonesian), Banh (Vietnamese) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006.
Etymology
The character (彭) is composed of 壴 (zhǔ meaning "drum") and a pictograph (shān representing "beats"). More commonly used as a surname, this character is also an adjective, meaning "big".[1]
Origin
The surname Peng (彭) is traced to the legend of Peng Zu, God of Longevity, who legend tells lived 800 years. During the Shang dynasty, Jian Keng, a descendent of Zhuanxu, was granted the feudal territory Dapeng (Great Peng), and later adopted the name, Peng Zu.[2][3]
Worldwide
Korea
Outside of China, for example people with the surname Paeng (Hangul: 팽) in Korea are rumoured amongst the Chinese communities to be distantly related to some of the northeastern Chinese with the surname Péng, who migrated into the Korean peninsula several decades ago. This is often accompanied with the fact that many Koreans with the surname Paeng are ethnic Chinese descents or in some cases, mixed Chinese-Korean as the surname Paeng is uncommon among Korean people.
Notable people
- Adrian Pang (彭耀顺; born 1966), Singaporean Chinese actor
- Diana Pang (彭丹; born 1972), Hong Kong dancer and actress
- Jacqueline Pang (彭晴; born 1974), Hong Kong radio announcer and author
- Peng Bo, Olympic diving medalist
- Peng Cheng-min(彭政閔), a Taiwanese baseball player
- Peng Chong, a former Chinese politburo member
- Peng Dehuai, the Communist Party of China military leader.
- Peng Hua-ying (彭華英), a Taiwan independence activist during the 1920s
- Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛), Wife of Chinese Paramount leader Xi Jinping, public figure in her own right.
- Peng Ming-min (彭明敏), Taiwan independence activist
- Peng Shuai, professional tennis player
- Peng Wan-ru, Taiwanese politician and feminist
- Peng Xiuwen, conductor and composer
- Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, a professional League of Legends player for Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming.
- Peng Zhen, a leading member of the Communist Party of China
- Prajogo Pangestu, Indonesian tycoon
- The Pang Brothers (born 1955), Hong Kong, twin brothers Danny Pang Fat (彭發) and Oxide Pang Chun (彭順), screenwriters and film directors
- Peng Qi, fictional character from the 14th century novel, Water Margin
See also
References
- ^ "Learn Chinese Characters". Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ "Chinese surname history: Peng". People's Daily. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2001). In Search of Your Asian Roots. Clearfield. ISBN 0-8063-4946-8.