EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛŋ/, sometimes also /t͡ʃʌŋ/, /t͡ʃɑŋ/, /t͡ʃæŋ/, /ʃɛŋ/, /ʃæŋ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Mandarin (Chéng).

Proper nounEdit

Cheng (plural Chengs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 2Edit

From Mandarin or Cantonese (Mandarin: Zhèng; Cantonese: zeng6).

Alternative formsEdit

Proper nounEdit

Cheng (plural Chengs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 3Edit

 
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From Mandarin (Chéng).

Proper nounEdit

Cheng

  1. A district of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
  2. A district of Jincheng, Shanxi, China.
    • 2022 February 5, Wang, John, “Shanxi, Jiangsu Churches Visit People”, in China Christian Daily[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2022:
      The staff from the Cheng District Christian Council (CC) in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, presented hand warmers, eight treasure congees, and instant noodles on January 28 to pandemic prevention workers in Guanxiang Community Neighborhood Committee, Cheng District CC&TSPM reported.
TranslationsEdit

StatisticsEdit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheng is the 1063rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32982 individuals. Cheng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.63%) individuals.

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Chinese (chéng)/ (chéng), etc.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Cheng ?

  1. a surname from Chinese
  2. (very rare) a French surname from Chinese
    Anne Cheng, b. 1955

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Hokkien (Chng).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeŋ/, [ˈt͡ʃɛŋ]

Proper nounEdit

Cheng

  1. a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin

See alsoEdit