Zhen (), is a

Chinese family name Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

that takes the 205th place in the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

''. The

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for Zhen is the same in

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and

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. It is usually romanised as Yan or Yen in

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding a ...

(commonly used in Hong Kong). In Vietnamese the surname is written as Trân.

Notable people with the surname Zhen

Lady Zhen Lady Zhen (26 January 183 – 4 August 221), personal name unknown, was the first wife of Cao Pi, the first ruler of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. In 226, she was posthumously honoured as Empress Wenzhao when her son, Cao ...

(甄夫人; 183–221), personal name unknown, first wife of

Cao Pi Cao Pi () ( – 29 June 226), courtesy name Zihuan, was the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Cao Cao, a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, but the eldest s ...

* Zhen Luan (甄鸾; 535–566), mathematician of the

Southern and Northern dynasties The Northern and Southern dynasties () was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin dynasty. It is sometimes considered as ...

period * Zhen Bin (甄彬), served as an official of

Pi County Pidu District formerly known as Pi County or Pixian is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It was approved from the former Pi County by the State Council on Nov ...

during the

Liang dynasty The Liang dynasty (), alternatively known as the Southern Liang () in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the third of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. It was preceded by the South ...

, known for his honesty when he returned five pieces of gold that he took by mistake * Zhen Chen (甄琛),

Northern Wei Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern dynasties, it ruled northern China from 386 to 535 during t ...

official, known for his incorruptible character *

Zhen Quan Chen Chuan was a 7th-century Chinese physician who, in 643, noted the symptoms of thirst and the sweetness of urine of diabetics. References * ''A Dictionary of the History of Medicine'' by Anton Sebastian Anton Sebastianpillai FRCP (23 ...

(甄权; c. 541–643),

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

medical practitioner *

Zhen Lixin Zhen may refer to: * Towns of China, called zhèn () in Chinese * True (China), ''zhen'' in Chinese * Zhen (surname) (), a Chinese surname * Balhae Kingdom, originally called Zhen () in Chinese * Lady Zhen (183-221), wife of Cao Pi of Cao Wei o ...

(甄立言),

medical practitioner, Zhen Quan's younger brother * Martin Yan (甄文达; Zhen Wenda; b. 1948), China-born American celebrity chef *

Chen Chen Chen Chen (born March 9, 1989) is a Chinese-American poet. His book, ''When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities'', has been longlisted for the 2017 National Book Awards. Chen has served as the Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at ...

(甄珍; Zhen Zhen; b. 1948), Taiwanese actress *

Jenny Tseng Jenny Tseng (, Yan Nei; born Yan Suk Si (); 20 February 1953) is a singer, actress, and producer from Macau. She is best known in Cantonese-speaking regions, and she has been based in Hong Kong for much of her career. Personal life In 1987, Tseng ...

(b. 1953), known by her Cantonese stage name Yan Nei (甄妮; Zhen Ni), Hong Kong singer *

Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by cho ...

(甄子丹; Zhen Zidan; b. 1963), Hong Kong actor and martial artist * Yolinda Yan (甄楚倩; Zhen Chuqian; b. 1969), Hong Kong actress and singer *

Jim Yan Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim ...

(甄子康; Zhen Zikang; b. 1977), Hong Kong DJ * Carisa Yan (甄颖珊; Zhen Yingshan; b. 1980), Hong Kong actress, model and singer *

Chris Yen Chris Yen Tze-ching (born August 4, 1974) is a Hong Kong martial artist and actress. She is the younger sister of the actor Donnie Yen. She was noted for her roles in the films '' Protégé de la Rose Noire'', '' Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock ...

(甄子菁; Zhen Zijing), Donnie Yen's younger sister, Hong Kong actress and martial artist *

Lawrence Yan Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

(甄志强; Zhen Zhiqiang), Hong Kong actor *

Yan Kin-keung Yan may refer to: Chinese states * Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty * Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC * Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed indepe ...

(甄健强; Zhen Jianqiang), Hong Kong lyricist

Notable people with the surname Zhen

See also