Peng (surname)
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 Peng surname in regular script |
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| Pronunciation | Péng (Pinyin) Phêⁿ, Phîⁿ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Word/Name | China |
| Derivation | Peng Zu |
| Meaning | drum beats |
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| Variant(s) | Peng (Mandarin) Pang, Phang (Cantonese, Hakka) Phi, Phe (Hokkien) Phang, Bành (Vietnamese) |
Peng (Chinese: 彭; pinyin: Péng) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006. Alternate Romanizations include Pang and Phang (Cantonese, Hakka), Phang and Bành (Vietnamese).
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]
The surname Peng (彭) is traced to the legend of Peng Zu (彭祖), God of Longevity, who legend tells lived 800 years. During the Shang Dynasty, Jian Keng, a descendent of Zhuanxu (顓頊), was granted the feudal territory Dapeng (大彭, or Land of Peng), and later adopted the name, Peng Zu.[2][3][4] Peng is also a Swiss surname.
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People with the surname Peng (彭) [edit]
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Peng.
- Peng Dehuai, Chinese Communist military leader
- Peng Liyuan, wife of Xi Jinping
- 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 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
- Peng Zhen, a leading member of the Communist Party of China
- Peng Huaying (彭華英), a Taiwan independence activist during the 1920s
- 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
- The Pang Brothers (born 1955), Hong Kong, twin brothers Danny Pang Fat (彭發) and Oxide Pang Chun (彭順), screenwriters and film directors
- Prajogo Pangestu, Indonesian tycoon
See also [edit]
- List of common Chinese surnames
- Pang (surname)
- Fanling Wai, a walled village in Fanling, Hong Kong, built by the Pang clan
External links [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Learn Chinese Characters". Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ "Chinese surname history: Peng". People's Daily Online. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ "Peng-zi". Encyclopedia Mythica. 1998-12-27. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2001). In Search of Your Asian Roots. Clearfield. ISBN 0-8063-4946-8.
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