Cheng

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 程 (Chéng).

Proper noun

Cheng (plural Chengs)

1. A surname, from Chinese​.

Etymology 2

From Cantonese 鄭／郑 (zeng6).

Proper noun

Cheng (plural Chengs)

1. A surname, from Chinese​.

Etymology 3

Named after Chinese gymnast Cheng Fei (程菲).

Noun

Cheng (plural Chengs)

1. (gymnastics) Synonym of Chengfei (vault)

Etymology 4

From Mandarin 城 (Chéng).

Proper noun

Cheng

1. A district of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
2. A district of Jincheng, Shanxi, China.

Translations

district

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 城 (zh) (Chéng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

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French

Etymology

From Chinese 程/成, etc.

Proper noun

Cheng ?

1. A Chinese surname, from Chinese​.
2. (very rare) A French surname, from Chinese​.

   Anne Cheng, b. 1955

Related terms

• Tcheng

 

Further reading

• geopatronyme.com

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 莊 (Chng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /chɛŋ/

Proper noun

Cheng

1. A surname, from Min Nan of Chinese origin.

See also

• Ching
• Chung
• Chong