Cen (surname)
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| Pronunciation | Cén (Mandarin) Sam (Cantonese) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
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| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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| Variant form(s) | Ts'en, Tsen, Sam, Shum, Sum |
Cen[1] 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, Sum in Cantonese, and Chen in other pinyin forms. Cen is listed 67th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2] As of 2008, it is the 235th most common surname in China, shared by 340,000 people.[3] Cen is considered a rare surname.[4]
Notable people
- Cen Zi (岑子; circa 1046 BC), his given name was Ji Qu (姬渠), he was the son of Ji Yao (姬耀), and the nephew of Zhou King Wu ([[::zh::周武王|周武王]]), aka Ji Fa ([[::zh::姬發|姬發]]), who gave him the heritable title of Zi (子) for his assistance in helping to destroy the preceding Shang Dynasty. He was known as Cen Zi (Viscount of Cen). The area he ruled was named Cen Ting. It was later renamed the State of Cen (岑國) during the Warring States period. He was the common ancestor to all the Cen family.
- Cen Peng (岑彭; died 36 AD), Han dynasty general
- Cen Zhi (岑桎; circa 168), aka: Cen Gongxiao (岑公孝; style name), Grand Administrator of Henan, previously served as an Officer of Merit, and was "One of the Eight Paragons of Jiangxia" (Wise ones)
- Cen Hun (岑昏; died 280), government minister of Eastern Wu
- Cen Wenben (岑文本; 595–645), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Cen Changqian (岑長倩; died 691), Tang dynasty chancellor, nephew of Cen Wenben
- Cen Xi (岑羲; died 713), Tang dynasty chancellor, grandson of Cen Wenben
- Cen Can (岑參 ; 715–770), Tang dynasty poet, great-grandson of Cen Wenben
- Cen Zhongshu (岑中書; died ~1076), Song dynasty general, accompanied General Di Qing to quell mid-eleventh century rebellion in Guangxi[5] [6]
- Cen Tianbao, (岑天宝; circa 1368), In 1368 he surrendered to the first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and was made the Prefect of Tianzhou, Guangxi[7] [8]
- Cen Yuying (岑毓英; 1829–1889), Qing dynasty Governor-General of Yunnan-Guizhou, Minister of Defense[9]
- Cen Yubao (岑毓报; 1841–?), Qing dynasty Viceroy of Yunnan-Guizhou, younger brother of Cen Yuying[10]
- Cen Chunxuan (岑春煊; 1861–1933), Qing dynasty Viceroy of Liangguang, son of Cen Yuying[11]
- Cen Chunming (岑春蓂; 1868-1944), Qing dynasty Hankow Taotai.[12] Later governor of Jiangxi,[13]Guizhou and Hunan,[14] son of Cen Yuying
- Cen Zhongmian (岑仲勉; 1885–1961), historian
- Cen Deguang (岑德广; 1897–?), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime, son of Cen Chunxuan
- 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 (岑建勳; born 1952), Hong Kong actor and film producer
- Cen Xu (岑絏; born 1952), Vice Admiral of the PLA Navy
- Justice Sam or Cen Haohui or Sam Hou Fai (岑浩輝) (born 1962), President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau
- Harry Shum or Cen Hongyong (born 1966), Executive Vice-President, Technology & Research, Microsoft
- Shum Kwok Pui or Cen Guopei (岑國培; born 1970), Hong Kong football player
- Harry Shum, Jr. or Cen Yongkang (岑勇康; born 1982), actor and dancer in Glee
- Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang (岑麗香; born 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong
- Yoyo Shum (岑寧兒; born 1984), Hong Kong singer, son of John Shum
References
- ^ The approximate pronunciation in English is /ˈtsən/.
- ^ "百家姓" (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in|title=at position 1 (help) - ^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Three Zhang, Four Li: The Secret History of Chinese Surnames, by Susie Gordon, eChinacities.com (April 18, 2011)
- ^ The Nanpan River: A Scenic Waterway in Southeast China, by Qin Nina. February 2015. China Scenic Magazine. Online. The article includes historical information about the Cen clan. The article states, "These ancient ports [of Nanpan River] were once all under the jurisdiction of the Cen clan of Guangxi. The Cen clan was the most powerful and influential Tusi in Guangxi since the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127 AD). Their ancestors had traveled to the region with Di Qing (1008–1057AD), a famous general of the Northern Song, to suppress a rebellion there. Since 1053 AD, when Cen Zhongshu was appointed to remain in Guangxi as an official, the Cen clan’s influence in the area began to grow and the Nanpan River basin was one of the most important areas under their control".
- ^ Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion, by Jodi L. Weinstein (Seattle: The University of Washington Press, 2014), Chapter 3: The Consolidation of the Qing Rule, p. 157, footnote 67
- ^ Chieftains into Ancestors: Imperial Expansion and Indigenous Society in Southwest China, edited by David Faure; Ho Ts'ui-p'ing (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2013), p. 172
- ^ Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China, eds. Pamela Kyle Crossley; Helen F. Siu; Donald S. Sutton (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006), p. 177
- ^ Eminent Chinese of the Chʻing period, 1644-1912 ... v.2., Corporate Author: Library of Congress, Other Author: Arthur William Hummel, (Washington : U.S. Govt. Print Off., 1943-1944), pages 742- 745, Tsen Yu-ying
- ^ Articles reference his name under Shum Yuk-po
- ^ Who's Who in China, Third Edition, editor M.C. Powell (Shanghai: The China Weekly Review, June 1, 1925), pages 744-745, Tsen Chun-hsuan
- ^ The East of Asia Magazine: An Illustrated Quarterly, Volume 1, July 30, 1902, Tsen Chun-min
- ^ The Trade and Administration of the Chinese Empire, by Hosea Ballou Morse; Francis Lister Hawks Pott; A. Théophile Piry (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore & Yokohama : Kelly and Walsh, Limited, 1908), p. 78
- ^ Eminent Chinese of the Chʻing period, 1644-1912 ... v.2., Corporate Author: Library of Congress, Other Author: Arthur William Hummel, (Washington : U.S. Govt. Print Off., 1943-1944), pages 745, Tsen Chun-ming