Leng (surname)
| Leng (冷) | |
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| Pronunciation | Lěng (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Leng[1] is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 冷 in Chinese character. It is listed 377th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2] As of 2008, it is the 246th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.[3]
Notable people
- Leng Bao (冷苞; 3rd century AD), Eastern Han dynasty general
- Yangqi Fanghui (杨岐方会; 992 – ca. 1049), lay surname Leng, founder of the Yangqi Sect of Chan Buddhism
- Leng Mei (17th–18th century), Qing dynasty painter
- Leng Yu (冷遹; 1882–1959), Vice Governor of Jiangsu province
- Leng Jiaji (冷家骥; 1899–1957), businessman and politician
- Leng Xin (冷欣; 1900–1987), Lieutenant General of the Republic of China
- Leng Kuan (冷宽; born 1938), Vice Admiral of the PLA Navy
- Leng Rong (冷溶; born 1953), Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Leng Xueyan (born 1972), runner, Asian Games gold medalist
References
- ↑ The approximate English pronunciation is /ləŋ/.
- ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ↑ 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 2014-10-28.
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