Zheng (Hanyu Pinyin) (鄭/郑) or Cheng (Wade-Giles) is a Chinese surname. It is currently the 22nd most common of Chinese surnames or belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which makes up more than 10% of the Chinese population, behind the first group which makes up 40% of the population. The ranking varies according to different sources. Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of... Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... A Chinese surname, family name (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or clan name (氏; pinyin: shì), is one of the hundreds or thousands of family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities. ...

The meaning of the surname can be translated roughly as an adjective: either "class" or as "seriousness", "sincere", or "reserved". In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun (called the adjectives subject), giving more information about what the noun or pronoun refers to. ...

In South China or in Taiwan, the name takes the form of "Cheng". The surname also had taken form outside of Han society as well: in Japanese as "Tei"; and in Vietnamese as "Trịnh". In Korean, the name appears as "Chŏng" or "Jeong" (정). 정 is the 4th most common Korean surname, with about 4.85% of the South Korean population (2,230,611 people) having this name. A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... For Korea as a whole, see Korea. ...

The word Zheng means solemn or sincere in Chinese. The use of it as a surname might have started as an adoption of the Zheng in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan where the family once ruled. However, the history of Zhengzhou predates the family as Aodu of the Shang Dynasty and subsequent renaming of the city came during Sui Dynasty in 581 A.D. after the family has already adopted Zheng as their name. Zhengzhou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), formerly called Zhengxian (traditional form: Chengchow) , is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Henan province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Henan (Chinese: 河南; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ... Shang Dynasty (Chinese: 商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) (1600 BC - 1046 BC) followed the legendary Xia Dynasty and preceded the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) in China. ... The Sui Dynasty of China amongst the Asian, African, and European spheres of the world, 600 AD. The Sui Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; 581-618 AD[1]) followed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and preceded the Tang Dynasty in China. ...

Origin

King Xuan of the Zhou Dynasty made his younger brother Ji You the Duke of Zheng, establishing what would be the last bastion of Western Zhou. Ji You was known posthumously as Duke Huan of Zheng. He later served as prime minister to King You of Zhou. His son, Duke Wu of Zheng, succeeded him after he was killed during a barbarian invasion. The son helped suppress the invasion for King Ping of Zhou and reestablished the Zheng Dukedom. The Zheng Dukedom was later conquered by the Han Dukedom in 375 B.C. and the family has borne the name of the Dukedom ever since. King Xuan of Zhou (before 841 BC - 781 BC) (ch. ... Alternative meaning: Zhou Dynasty (690 CE - 705 CE) The Zhou Dynasty (周朝; Wade-Giles: Chou Dynasty) (late 10th century BC to late 9th century BC - 256 BC) followed the Shang (Yin) Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China. ... King You of Zhou (reigned 781 BC - 771 BC) (ch. ... King Ping of Zhou (before 771 BC - 720 BC) (ch. ...

Famous people named 鄭/郑:

• Zheng BanQiao, famous artist and poet, Qing Dynasty
• Zheng He (郑和), (1371 – 1435) Chinese mariner, explorer
• King Taksin, born Zheng Chao to a recently ennobled Chinese father and a Thai noblewoman; he was adopted by a high-ranking Siamese nobleman and through his patronage entered government service; Taksin later rallied Siamese forces expelling Burmese invaders from the collapsed Siamese capital of Ayutthya and was crowned King of Siam; he was eventually deposed in a coup and succeeded by Rama I, founder of the Chakri Dynasty
• Nien Cheng (Zheng), author and survivor of seven years of solitary confinement at the hands of the Communist party
• Cheng Man-ch'ing, martial artist, doctor, calligrapher, painter, poet
• Ekin Cheng, singer, actor of Hong Kong
• Sammi Cheng, singer, actress of Hong Kong
• Cheng Yu-tung, a Hong Kong billionaire
• Zheng Chenggong, Ming dynasty military leader better known in the West as Koxinga; he founded the short-lived Kingdom of Taiwan
• Zheng YiLi, well-known translator and author
• Zheng Zhenduo, famous journalist, modern writer, archeologist and literature scholar
• Adam Cheng, singer, actor of Hong Kong
• Zheng Shi Min, Singapore famous model/actor/singer
• Zheng Zhi (郑智), captain of the Chinese national football team
• Jackey Cheng, Canadian dentist and dermatologist
• Kevin Cheng, An actor from Hong Kong
• Randy Tay, (Tay is the Teochew dialect pronunciation, 鄭榮昌), famous Singaporean photographer and founder of Kuen-Do, based in New York City.

More about Randy Tay: I have known Randy Tay since 2004. My first meeting was when a close friend of mine asked me to help bail Randy out of jail. He was under arrest for credit card fraud. I had no idea that I was meeting a world level scum-bag & con-man. Over the next year he proceeded to empty my friends life savings, stealing over $30,000. And ruining her credit. He represented himself as a competitive kick boxer, in point of fact I had occasion to fight him and although I am just an amateur martial artist, he showed no skill at all. He claimed to have a PhD from Cambridge in Economics, I was suspicious because he seemed to only poorly understand many topics related to the field. In pursuit of the facts, I photocopied his PhD and e-mailed it to a friend at Cambridge, it was a laughingly poor forgery. He is wanted for in Singapore for multiple felonies. Far from being famous in his native country he is despised by all who knew him including his family. The biggest favor you can do yourself is to stay away from this guy and the biggest service you can do for the USA is find a way to get him sent back to Singapore to face justice. Perhaps the fact that his status here is based on a fake marriage can be helpful in this event. A modern illustration of Zheng He, by an unidentified artist. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Charterhouse Carthusian Monastery founded in Aldersgate, London. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... This article is about a Siamese king. ... Siamese could refer to: A Siamese cat Siamese twins The Thai language Someone or something from Thailand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... His Majesty King Rama I of Siam (portrait in the National History Museum, Bangkok) Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke or Rama I the Great, was king of Thailand from 1782 to 1809. ... The House of Chakri has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 after king Taksin of Thonburi was declared mad and the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok. ... Cheng Man-ching (WG) or Zhèng MànqÄ«ng (py) 鄭曼青 [(1902-1975)] was born in Yongjia (present-day Wenzhou), Zhejiang Province (his birthday was on the 28th year of the Guangxu emperors reign, 6th month, 25th day, which corresponds to July 29, 1902). ... Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born October 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cheng Yu-tung is a Hong Kong billionaire with extensive business dealings and real estate interests in Hong Kong and Macau. ... Koxinga (國姓爺; Taiwanese: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ; pinyin: Gúoxìngyé) is the popular name of Zheng Chenggong (鄭成功; pinyin: Zhèng Chénggōng; WG: Cheng Cheng-kung; Cheng Kung; Taiwanese: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong) (1624 - 1662... For other uses, see Ming. ... Koxinga (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Gúoxìngyé; Tongyong Pinyin: Gúosìngyé; Taiwanese; Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ) is the popular name of Zheng Chenggong (Traditional Chinese: 鄭成功; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèng Chénggōng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhèng Chénggong; Wade-Giles: Cheng Cheng-kung; Pe... Motto 反清復明 Oppose the Qing, restore the Ming Kingdom of Tungning on Taiwan Capital Tungtu Language(s) Hoklo Government Monarchy King of Tungning  - 1662 - 1682 Zheng Jing  - 1682 - 1683 Zheng Ke-Shuang Historical era Qing Dynasty  - Siege of Fort Zeelandia February 1, 1662  - Battle of Penghu 1683 Population  - 1664 est. ... Zheng Zhenduo Zheng Zhenduo (鄭振鐸), (1898-1958), Chinese courtesy name Xidì (西諦), was a journalist, a modern writer, an archeologist and a literature scholar. ... Adam Cheng Siu-Chow (Traditional Chinese: 鄭少秋, Simplified Chinese: 郑少秋, Jyutping: Zeng6 Siu3 Cau1, Pinyin: Zheng4 Shao4 Qiu1, Originally named 鄭創世;Cheng Chong-sai) (born February 24, 1947 in Hong Kong) is a popular TVB actor and singer in Hong Kong. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zheng Zheng Zhi (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: , born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese football player. ... Kevin Cheng is a TVB actor and singer in Hong Kong. ... Kuen-Do (拳道) literally means the way of the fist. ...

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• Teh Hong Piow, Chairman of Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia

Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow (Chinese : 鄭鴻標), the Chairman of Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia, was born in Singapore on 14 March 1930. ...

Famous people named 정

• Jung Myung Seok, a controversial Korean religious leader
• Rain (singer), a male R&B and pop singer whose birth name is Jeong Ji-Hoon
• Jeong Cheol, Korean administrator and poet of the 16th century
• Jeong Seon, Korean landscape painter of the Joseon era

Jung Myung Seok This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung (ì •) Jung Myung Seok (born February 17, 1945) is a controversial Korean religious leader. ... Rain (Real name: Jung Ji-Hoon, born on 25 June 1982 in Seoul) is a male Korean R&B and pop singer. ... Jeong Cheol (1536-1593) was a Korean statesman and poet. ... Landscape of Kumgangsan in Korea, painted by Jeong Seon. ...

External links

• Categories of Chinese Surnames
• History of Zheng in Chinese