Zheng ( simplified Chinese : 郑 ; traditional Chinese : 鄭 ; pinyin : Zhèng ; Wade–Giles : Cheng , [ʈʂə́ŋ] ) is a Chinese surname . It is the 7th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. In 2006, Zheng ranked 21st in China's list of top 100 most common surnames . Zheng belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which makes up more than 10% of the Chinese population. Zheng was a major surname of the rich and powerful during China's Tang dynasty.
16-631: Zheng may refer to: Zheng (surname) , Chinese surname (鄭, 郑, Zhèng ) Zheng County , former name of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, China Guzheng ( 箏 ), a Chinese zither instrument with bridges Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), emperor of the Qin dynasty, whose name was Zheng (政) Historical regimes [ edit ] Zheng (state) (806 BC–375 BC), an ancient state in China Zheng (619–621),
32-752: A nomadic tribe of the Qiang and were the sworn enemies of the Yanhuang tribe. According to the Book of the Later Han : Former Emperor Gaoxin 's (father of Emperor Yao ) enemies were the Quanrong. The Emperor suffered violent invasion at their hands but did not retaliate. The Discourses of Zhou in the Guoyu records that at the time of King Mu of Zhou the power of the Quanrong gradually increased. Conflicts during
48-506: A state controlled by rebel leader Wang Shichong during the Sui–Tang transition House of Koxinga (1655–1683), Ming partisans who ruled Taiwan during the early Qing See also [ edit ] Cheng (disambiguation) Sheng (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zheng . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
64-422: A yellow face [ Shuowen Jiezi ]). According to sinologist Li Feng , "It is very probable that when the term Xianyun came to be written with the two characters 獫狁, the notion of 'dog' associated with the character xian thus gave rise to the term Quanrong 犬戎, or the 'Dog Barbarians'." Claiming ancestry from two white dogs, the Quanrong tribe worshipped a totem in the form of a white dog. They are classified as
80-472: Is the capital of Henan province and is located within the boundaries of the ancient state of Zheng (state) . There is also another city called Xinzheng ("New Zheng"), also under the administration of Zhengzhou . The Zheng clan character (鄭) is featured prominently on the flag of the short-lived rebel Kingdom of Tungning founded by Ming-loyalist Koxinga (who had the surname Zheng) in Taiwan. Also called
96-560: The Eastern Zhou dynasty in Luoyang , and his feudal state of Zheng was also moved east to present-day Henan. His descendants and many people of the state later adopted Zheng as their surname. The city of Xingyang is considered as the origin place of the people whose surname is Zheng. Today, Xingyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou (鄭州) which translates to "Settlement of Zheng". Zhengzhou
112-668: The Marquess of Shen invited the Quanrong to join him in an attack on King You of Zhou . The joint force subsequently occupied the Zhōu capital Haojing , killing King You and capturing his concubine Bao Si . In the end, the invaders left after taking a tribute from the Zhou and stealing the Nine Tripod Cauldrons . Duke Xiang of Qin sent an army to assist the Zhou as well as troops to escort King You's son King Ping of Zhou to
128-788: The Kingdom of Formosa. During the Tang dynasty the Li family of Zhaojun 趙郡李氏 , the Cui family of Boling 博陵崔氏 , the Cui family of Qinghe 清河崔氏 , the Lu family of Fanyang 范陽盧氏 , the Zheng family of Xingyang 荥陽鄭氏 , the Wang family of Taiyuan 太原王氏 , and the Li family of Longxi 隴西李氏 were the seven noble families between whom marriage was banned by law. The marriages between the families were performed clandestinely after
144-641: The ancient Chinese as " Qiang ", active in the northwestern part of China during and after the Zhou dynasty (1046–221 BCE). Their language or languages are considered to have been members of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages . Scholars believe Quanrong was a later name for the Xianyun 猃狁 (written with xian , defined as a kind of dog with a long snout [ Erya ] or a black dog with
160-602: The character. It is also romanized as Dang from Hokchew . The surname also has taken form outside of Chinese societies: in Korean , the name is written 정 and transliterated as Jeong , Jung, or Chung. It is the fifth most common Korean surname (after Kim, Lee, Park, and Choi), with about 4.85% of the South Korean population (2,230,611 people) having this name. The Zheng surname originated in Henan . In 806 BC, King Xuan ,
176-717: The eastern capital of Chengzhou , effectively ending the Western Zhou and ushering in the beginning of the Eastern Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period . At the time of Emperor Ming of Han (reigned 58–75 CE) it was said: More than 1.3 million households, roughly six million people, offer tribute to the White Wolves and other clans. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang (reigned 626–649 CE), Court Academician Liǔ Kàng petitioned: The Quanrong violate
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#1732765366537192-406: The king's reign made him consider a punitive expedition to the west against them. Duke of Zhai was against his father's plan: "this is not advisable. The illustrious former Emperors did not advocate the use of force." King Mu did not listen but won an unexpected victory in the subsequent clash, capturing the five kings of the Quanrong along with five white wolves and five white deer. In 771 BCE,
208-458: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zheng&oldid=1146515216 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zheng (surname) In Republic of China (Taiwan) and Hong Kong ,
224-705: The name is normally romanized as Cheng or Tcheng (occasionally romanized as Chang in Hong Kong although that variant is more commonly used for another Chinese name, Zhang ). In Malaysia, Cheng is commonly romanized as Cheng , Cheang , Chang , Tay , Tee and Teh . It is spelled as Tay in Singapore , The in Indonesia , and Ty in Philippines , from the Hakka , Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation of
240-519: The penultimate king of the Western Zhou dynasty , enfeoffed his younger brother Prince You, who became posthumously known as Duke Huan of Zheng , at Zheng (present-day Hua County, Shaanxi ). Duke Huan was killed along with King You of Zhou when the Quanrong tribes sacked the Zhou capital Haojing in 771 BC. Duke Huan was succeeded by his son Duke Wu, who helped King Ping of Zhou establish
256-635: The prohibition was implemented on the seven families by Emperor Gaozong. Their status as "Seven Great surnames" became known during Gaozong's rule. Of the top 30 cities in China, 郑 ranked 4th most common surname in the city of Fuzhou . There are over 400 Zhengs listed in the Who's Who in Chinese History. Quanrong The Quanrong ( Chinese : 犬戎 ; pinyin : Quǎnróng ) or Dog Rong were an ethnic group, classified by
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