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For the surname 封, see Feng (surname) § Fēng 封. For other uses, see Feng (surname).
Fēng (风/風)
Feng surname
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
DerivationFuxi
MeaningWind
Other names
Derivative(s)Fang

Fēng[1] ("wind" 風, simplified 风) is a Chinese surname of Fuxi (伏羲). Unlike the much more common Féng (冯, "gallop") surname which is pronounced with the second rising tone in Mandarin, "wind" is pronounced fēng.[2]

In Min Nan the name is Hong, and commonly also as Fang.

Surname from Feng

References

  1. ^ The approximate English pronunciation is /fəŋ/.
  2. ^ 风姓
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