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. In Chinese, ''Fāng'' () means "square" or "four-sided". ''Fāng'' () is pronounced '' Fong'' in

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, ''Hong'' or ''Png'' or ''Pwee'' in some Min Nan dialects and ''Png'' or ''Pung'' in Teochew. It is the 56th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom.

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(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.

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. . Some more uncommon surnames with romanizations that are also conventionally simplified to "Fang" in English are ''Fáng'' (), meaning "room", and ''Fāng'' (), meaning "fragrant".

Etymology

During Emperor Huang Di's reign, a descendant called Yu Lei was awarded the land of Fang (north west of Nanyu) for his contributions in defeating a foreign tribe. He was thus known as Fang Lei, and his descendants were given the family name Fang. Ji Yuan is considered as another forefather of the Fangs. Ji was a general of Zhou Xuan Wang, and was known for his contributions in conquering the north and the south. Since his nickname was Fang Shu, the king awarded him the family name of Fang.Origin of the surname Fang, Fong
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People with the surname

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Forrest Fang Forrest may refer to: Places Australia *Forrest, Australian Capital Territory * Forrest, Victoria, a small rural township *Division of Forrest, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia * Electoral distr ...

(born 1959), American composer of Chinese descent * Frank F. Fang, (born 1930), Chinese-American physicist

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* Fang (alchemist) (fl. 1st century B.C.), Chinese woman alchemist * Fang Bao, mid-

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

era poet *

Fang Bin Fang Bin () is a Chinese businessman, citizen journalist and whistleblower who used YouTube and WeChat to broadcast images of Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was arrested several times between February 1 and 9, 2020. Personal life Fa ...

, Chinese journalist and

whistleblower A whistleblower (also written as whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whi ...

Fang Binxing Fang Binxing is a former Principal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He is also known for his substantial contribution to China's Internet censorship infrastructure, and has been dubbed "Father of China's Great Fire Wa ...

, Chinese computer scientist and politician * Fang Chengguo, Chinese businessperson *

Fang Chieh-min Fang Chieh-min (; born 31 January 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He paired with Lee Sheng-mu in men's doubles. The pair won 3 BWF Super Series titles including 2010 Singapore Super Series, 2010 Indonesia Super Series and 2012 Malaysia ...

, Taiwanese badminton player *

Fang Chih Fang Chih or Fang Zhi (; 23 November 1895 – 28 March 1989), courtesy name: Xikong (希孔), was a politician, provincial governor, diplomat, author and a high-ranking Kuomintang official of the Republic of China. Family history and early l ...

, Chinese diplomat *

Fang Congyi Fang Congyi (; 1302–1393), courtesy name Wuyu (), sobriquets Fanghu (), Bumang Daoren (), Jinmen Yuke () and Guigu Shanren (), was a famed Chinese painter during the Yuan dynasty. Fang was a native of Guixi, Jiangxi Province. In his youth ...

, Chinese painter *

Fang Dan Fang Dan (, born March 20, 1985, in Qiqihar, China) is a Chinese figure skater. She is a three-time Chinese national champion, three time silver medalist, and two time bronze medalist. Competitive highlights External links * Chinese fe ...

, Chinese figure skater * Fang Fang, Chinese writer * Fang Guancheng, Qing dynasty noble and government official *

Fang Hui Fang Hui (), also called Wanli (), Tuanfu (), Xugu (), and Yangshanren (), was a scholar of the late Song and early Yuan dynasties from Huizhou's She () county (in present-day Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked provi ...

, Song Dynasty scholar *

Fang Jing Fang Jing (; June 1971 – 18 November 2015) was an anchorwoman of China Central Television (CCTV). She hosted several programs including the prime-time military program Defense Watch.China.org.cnCCTV anchor suspected of spying for TaiwanRetriev ...

, Chinese television journalist and anchor *

Fang Jing De A fang is a long, pointed tooth. In mammals, a fang is a modified maxillary tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a specialized tooth that is associated with a venom gland (see snake venom). Spiders also have external f ...

(), Chinese American editor *

Fang La Fang La (; died 1121) was a Chinese rebel leader who led an uprising against the Song dynasty. In the classical novel '' Water Margin'', he is fictionalised as one of the primary antagonists and nemeses of the 108 Stars of Destiny. He is someti ...

(), Song Dynasty revolutionary leader *

Fang Lijun Fang Lijun (; born 1963) is a Chinese artist based in Beijing. He was born into a wealthy family with a high social status. In the 1990s, there was a cultural movementLü, Peng. "21-New Art and Artists." A History of Art in 20th-Century China. Mil ...

(), Chinese artist * Fang Liufang, Chinese lawyer *

Fang Lizhi Fang Lizhi (also Li-Zhi; February 12, 1936 – April 6, 2012) was a Chinese astrophysicist, vice-president of the University of Science and Technology of China, and activist whose liberal ideas inspired the pro-democracy student movement ...

() (1936–2012), Chinese astrophysicist and political activist *

Fang Man (composer) FANG Man (Chinese:方满) is a Chinese-born American composer. Compositions Orchestral *''That Raindrops have Hastened the Falling Flowers III'' (In memory of Steven Stucky) for Sheng, Cello and Chamber Orchestra (2019) *''Feng (Wind)'' for P ...

, American composer of Chinese descent * Fang Quan (d. 1897), Qing Empire Mandarin * Fang Shengdong, Chinese revolutionary * Fang Shu (born 1957), Chinese film actress *

Fang Shuo Fang Shuo (; born September 7, 1990) is a Chinese basketball player who plays in the Point guard position for China and currently plays for Chinese club Beijing Ducks. He was included in the Chinese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cu ...

() (born 1990), Chinese basketball player * Fang Weiyi (1585–1668), Chinese poet, calligrapher, painter and literature historian * Fang Xianjue, Chinese general * Fāng Xìaorú () (1357–1402), Ming dynasty Confucian scholar *

Fang Xingdong Fang Xingdong () is a Chinese former internet entrepreneur in the early 2000s and currently a Leading Professor of Liberal Arts at Zhejiang University, Professor and Doctoral supervisor at the School of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang ...

, Chinese Internet entrepreneur and free-speech activist * Fang Yanqiao, Chinese swimmer *

Fang Yingchao Fang, Yingchao (; born 3 August 1982 in Shanghai) is a male Chinese volleyball player. He was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2005 National League. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ...

, Chinese volleyball player * Fang Yuting, Chinese archer * Fang Zhaoling, Chinese painter and calligrapher * Fang Zhenwu, Chinese military officer * Fang Zhimin (), Chinese military and political leader *

Achilles Fang Achilles Chih-t'ung Fang (; August 20, 1910November 22, 1995) was a Chinese scholar, translator, and educator, best known for his contributions to Chinese literature and comparative literature. Fang was born in Japanese-occupied Korea, but atten ...

, American sinologist and comparatist of Chinese descent * Florence Fang (born 1933/1934), American businesswoman, publisher and philanthropist * Harry Fang (), Hongkongnese orthopedic surgeon and politician * Ian Fang, Chinese actor in Singapore *

Khalil Fong Khalil Fong ( Chinese: 方大同; born 14 July 1983) is a Hong Kong-based American singer-songwriter and producer. The biographical film La Bamba, about the life and career of Ritchie Valens, greatly influenced Fong's decision to become a ...

(), Hongkongnese singer and songwriter *

Ivan Png Dr. Ivan Png Paak Liang () is a Singaporean economist and academic. He is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Business and Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore. Png was previously a faculty member at the UCLA ...

, Singaporean economist and professor * Pierre Png (), Singaporean actor and comedian * Png Eng Huat (), Singaporean politician and businessman * Thomé H. Fang, Taiwanese philosopher * Vincent Fang (entrepreneur), Hongkongnese businessperson and politician * Vincent Fang (lyricist) (), Taiwanese lyricist * Wai-Chi Fang, Taiwanese engineer *

Wen-Pei Fang Fang Wen-Pei (方文培) (1899–1983), was a Chinese people, Chinese botany, botanist, an expert on rhododendrons and on the Aceraceae, Maple Family. He worked in the Institute of Botany, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences after graduating from Sou ...

, Chinese botanist

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* Fang Guan, Tang Dynasty official * Fang Rong, Zhou Dynasty official *

Fang Xuanling Fang Qiao (; 579 – 18 August 648), courtesy name Xuanling, better known as Fang Xuanling, posthumously known as Duke Wenzhao of Liang, was a Chinese statesman and writer who served as a chancellor under Emperor Taizong in the early Tang dynas ...

() (579–648), Tang Dynasty official *

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

(), Hongkongnese actor; family renamed "Chan" following the World War II *

Serena Fang Serena Fang () is a Taiwanese actress and model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ulti ...

, Taiwanese actress and model

References

External links

"Fang" family history
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