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Zeng family ancestral temple, in Houxian Village, Mazhan Town, Cangnan County, Zhejiang
Zeng ([tsə́ŋ], Chinese: 曾; pinyin: Zēng; Wade–Giles: Tseng; Jyutping: Cang4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng / Chn̂g / Cheng / Chan) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade–Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Tsen, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2019.[1] It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese.[2]
Family coat of arms of the German noble family von Zenge
Zeng or von Zeng is also a German family name with other origins f.e. the nobles De Zeng or von Zenge.
Zeng was listed 385th on the Hundred Family Surnames.
^"新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".
^The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
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Zeng Guoquan (12 October 1824 – 13 November 1890), courtesy name Yuanfu, art name Shuchun, was a Chinese official and military leader of the late Qing...
Zeng Jinyan (Chinese: 曾金燕; born October 9, 1983), is a Chinese blogger and human rights activist. Zeng was put under house arrest in August 2006 and the...
Zeng Fanyi (Chinese: 曾凡一; pinyin: Zéng Fányī; born January 1968) is a Chinese stem cell scientist and professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)...
Zeng Fanzhi (Chinese: 曾梵志; pinyin: Zēng Fànzhì; born 1964) is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing. Zeng's works have been praised as possessing...
Zeng Gong (Chinese: 曾鞏; pinyin: Zēng Gǒng; 1019–1083), courtesy name Zigu (子固), was a Chinese essayist, historian, poet, politician, and writer of the...
Zeng Peiyan (Chinese: 曾培炎; pinyin: Zēng Péiyán; born December 1938) is a Chinese politician. He was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist...
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Zeng Liansong (simplified Chinese: 曾联松; traditional Chinese: 曾聯松; pinyin: Zēng Liánsōng; 17 December 1917 – 19 October 1999) was a Chinese supply chain...
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Zeng Dian (Chinese: 曾點/曾蒧; Wade–Giles: Tseng Tien; born 546 BC), courtesy name Zixi (Chinese: 子皙; Wade–Giles: Tzu-hsi), also known as Zeng Xi (Chinese:...
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