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* [[Cen Can]] (715–770), Tang dynasty poet, great-grandson of Cen Wenben |
* [[Cen Can]] (715–770), Tang dynasty poet, great-grandson of Cen Wenben |
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* [[Cen Yuying]] ([[:zh:岑毓英|岑毓英]]; 1829–1889), [[Qing dynasty]] Governor of [[Yunnan]], Minister of Defense |
* [[Cen Yuying]] ([[:zh:岑毓英|岑毓英]]; 1829–1889), [[Qing dynasty]] Governor of [[Yunnan]], Minister of Defense |
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* [[Cen Chunxuan]] (1861–1933), Qing dynasty [[Viceroy of Liangguang]], son of [[Cen Yuying]] |
* [[Cen Chunxuan]] (1861–1933), Qing dynasty [[Viceroy of Liangguang]], president of the southern provinces of the Republic of China, son of [[Cen Yuying]] |
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* [[Cen Zhongmian]] ([[:zh:岑仲勉|岑仲勉]]; 1885–1961), historian |
* [[Cen Zhongmian]] ([[:zh:岑仲勉|岑仲勉]]; 1885–1961), historian |
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* [[Cen Deguang]] ([[:zh:岑德广|岑德广]]; 1897–?), son of Cen Chunxuan, politician of the [[Wang Jingwei regime]] |
* [[Cen Deguang]] ([[:zh:岑德广|岑德广]]; 1897–?), son of Cen Chunxuan, politician of the [[Wang Jingwei regime]] |
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| Pronunciation | Cén (Mandarin) Sam (Cantonese) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ts'en, Tsen, Shum, Sum, Sam |
Cen is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 岑 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ts'en in Wade–Giles, and variously as Shum, Sam in Cantonese. Cen is listed 67th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 235th most common surname in China, shared by 340,000 people.[2] Translated as sầm, sum, xờm in Vietnamese; jam, eum in Korean, Sham, or Sum in other Chinese dialects.[3] Sometimes mispelled as Shen, Qin, Chen or Sun.
Notable people
- Cen Zi, first person to have the Cen surname
- Cen Peng (岑彭; died 36 AD), Han dynasty general
- Cen Hun (died 280), government minister of Eastern Wu
- Cen Wenben (595–645), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Cen Changqian (died 691), Tang dynasty chancellor, nephew of Cen Wenben
- Cen Xi (died 713), Tang dynasty chancellor, grandson of Cen Wenben
- Cen Can (715–770), Tang dynasty poet, great-grandson of Cen Wenben
- Cen Yuying (岑毓英; 1829–1889), Qing dynasty Governor of Yunnan, Minister of Defense
- Cen Chunxuan (1861–1933), Qing dynasty Viceroy of Liangguang, president of the southern provinces of the Republic of China, son of Cen Yuying
- Cen Zhongmian (岑仲勉; 1885–1961), historian
- Cen Deguang (岑德广; 1897–?), son of Cen Chunxuan, politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
- Cen Qixiang (岑麒祥; 1903–1989), linguist
- Cen Feilong (岑飛龍; 1905–1997), painter and calligrapher
- Cen Kefa (岑可法; born 1935), physicist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Cen Zhangzhi (岑章志; born 1946), physicist, Vice-President of Tsinghua University
- John Shum or Cen Jianxun (born 1952), Hong Kong actor and film producer
- Cen Xu (岑旭; born 1952), vice admiral of the Chinese navy
- Shum Kwok Pui or Cen Guopei (born 1970), Hong Kong football player
- Harry Shum, Jr. or Cen Yongkang (born 1982), actor and dancer in Glee
- Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang (born 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress
References
- ^ "百家姓" (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
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External links
- Cen on ancestry.com
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/岑 in order to see the other readings of 岑