Cen (surname)
| Cen (岑) | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Cén (Mandarin) Sam (Cantonese) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Ts'en, Tsen, Shum, Sum, Sam |
Cen is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 岑 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ts'en in Wade–Giles, and variously as Shum, Sam in Cantonese. Cen is listed 67th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 235th most common surname in China, shared by 340,000 people.[2] Translated as sầm, sum, xờm in Vietnamese; jam, eum in Korean, Sham, or Sum in other Chinese dialects.[3] Sometimes misspelled as Shen, Qin, Chen or Sun.
Notable people
- Cen Peng (岑彭; died 36 AD), Han dynasty general
- Cen Hun (died 280), government minister of Eastern Wu
- Cen Wenben (595–645), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Cen Changqian (died 691), Tang dynasty chancellor, nephew of Cen Wenben
- Cen Xi (died 713), Tang dynasty chancellor, grandson of Cen Wenben
- Cen Can (715–770), Tang dynasty poet, great-grandson of Cen Wenben
- Cen Yuying (岑毓英; 1829–1889), Qing dynasty Governor of Yunnan, Minister of Defense
- Cen Chunxuan (1861–1933), Qing dynasty Viceroy of Liangguang, president of the southern provinces of the Republic of China, son of Cen Yuying
- Cen Zhongmian (岑仲勉; 1885–1961), historian
- Cen Deguang (岑德广; 1897–?), son of Cen Chunxuan, politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
- Cen Qixiang (岑麒祥; 1903–1989), linguist
- Cen Feilong (岑飛龍; 1905–1997), painter and calligrapher
- Cen Kefa (岑可法; born 1935), physicist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Cen Zhangzhi (岑章志; born 1946), physicist, Vice-President of Tsinghua University
- John Shum or Cen Jianxun (born 1952), Hong Kong actor and film producer
- Cen Xu (岑旭; born 1952), vice admiral of the Chinese navy
- Shum Kwok Pui or Cen Guopei (born 1970), Hong Kong football player
- Harry Shum or Cen Yong ______ (born 1966), Technology & Research Executive Vice-President, Microsoft
- Harry Shum, Jr. or Cen Yongkang (born 1982), actor and dancer in Glee
- Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang (born 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress
Origins
Cen surname originated during the Zhou dynasty, at the beginning. The nephew of Zhou Wen Wang, Cen Zi, was the first to wear the Cen surname because he controlled the Cen Ting in Shanxi province and had the title of Zi Jue, feodal prince. In honor of him, his children changed their name in Cen.
References
- ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/岑". 岑 - Wiktionary.
External links
- Cen on ancestry.com
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/岑 in order to see the other readings of 岑