Zeng (, ) is a

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

. In

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

, it is Tsang; In Wade–Giles, such as those in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, Tseng or Tzeng; in

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

and

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, Tsen, Chen or Cheng; in the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

, Chan; in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in

mainland China "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...

as of 2019. It is the 16th most common surname in

. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Zeng was listed 385th on 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 language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...

''.

Zeng or von Zeng is also a German family name with other origins f.e. the nobles ''De Zeng'' or ''von Zenge''.

Origin

The surname originates from () an ancient state located in present-day Cangshan County (now

Lanling County Lanling County () formerly Cangshan County () is a county of southern Shandong province, bordering Jiangsu province to the south. It is under the administration of Linyi Linyi ( zh, s=临沂 , t=臨沂 , p=Línyí) is a prefecture-level cit ...

) in Shandong province, which was granted to Qu Lie, son of the emperor

Shao Kang Shao Kang (, his surname was Sì 姒) was the sixth king of the Xia dynasty of ancient China. He was the son of Xiang. His father was killed in a battle against Han Zhuo's two sons, Han Jiao and Han Yi; Shao Kang's mother Ji managed to escape ...

in the

Xia dynasty The Xia dynasty (; ) is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, it was established by the legendary figure Yu the Great, after Emperor Shun, Shun, the last of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Fiv ...

. The state was annexed by Ju (located mainly in present-day Shandong province) in 567 BC. The crown prince of the state, Wu, fled to Lu. He later dropped the radical in the character and adopted 曾 as his surname.

Generation Character

The

Generation name A generation name (variously zibei or banci in Chinese; tự bối, ban thứ or tên thế hệ in Vietnamese; hangnyeolja in Korea) is one of the characters in a traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean given name, and is so called becau ...

character usually refers to the middle Character of the Chinese Name of a Zeng, and is used to determine the generation and clan a Zeng belongs to.

Generation Character Order

The Generation Character for Zeng from the 63rd Generation to the 97th Generation are as follows:

63rd to 67th Generation (Given in Year 1400)

Hong, Wen, Zhen, Shang and Yan

68th to 77th Generation (Set in Year 1628)

Xing, Yu, Chuan, Ji, Guang, Zhao, Xian, Qing, Fan and Xiang

78th to 87th Generation (Set in Year 1863)

Ling, De, Wei, Chui, You, Qin, Shao, Nian, Xian and Yang

88th to 97th Generation (Set in Year 1870)

Jian, Dao, Dun, An, Ding, Mao, Xiu, Zhao, Yi, Zhang, Yi, Wen, Huan, Jing, Rui, Yong, Xi, Shi, Xu, Chang

Notable people

Chan

James Chan Soon Cheong James Chan Soon Cheong (; 26 July 1926 – 22 April 2023) was a Malaysian prelate in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Selama, Perak, he was ordained a priest on 9 August 1959. He was appointed Bishop of Melaka-Johor on 22 December 1972. His ...

(曾順祥; 1926–2023), Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop * Jose Mari L. Chan (曾煥福; born 1945), Filipino singer-songwriter *

Chan Soo Sen Chan Soo Sen ( zh, s=曾士生, p=Zēng Shìshēng; born 1 October 1956) is a Singaporean former politician from the People's Action Party. He was the Parliament of Singapore#Members of Parliament, Member of Parliament representing the Joo Chiat ...

(曾士生; born 1956), Singaporean politician * Soo K. Chan (曾仕乾; born 1962), Singaporean architect *

Chan Kwok Fai Chan Kwok Fai, also known as Tedd Chan, (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Chhìn Ket-fùn'') is a Malaysian singer born in Ipoh, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, ...

(曾國琿; born 1982), Malaysian singer *

Dinah Chan Dinah Chan Siew Kheng (born 24 May 1986) is a Singaporean former road and track cyclist. Chan won the gold medal in the individual time trial at the 2013 South East Asian Games, held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, ending a 16-year title drought for Singa ...

(曾秀卿; born 1986), Singapore road cyclist *

Jasper Chan Jasper Chan Yu Hui (born 7 November 1988 in Singapore) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for S.League club, Geylang International. Club career Chan started out in football as a striker, only switching to between the sticks ...

(曾羽辉; born 1988), Singaporean footballer *

Chan Kwong Beng Chan Kwong Beng (born 2 June 1988 in Perak) is a Malaysian badminton player, and in 2017 he started to represent the United States. In 2013, he won the men's singles competition at the Vietnam International under coach Li Mao at the Kawasaki ...

(曾廣銘; born 1988), Malaysian badminton player *

Chan Boon Yong Chan Boon Yong, a second-generation diamantaire born in Malaysia and currently based in Shanghai since 2008, is a prominent jeweller specialising in large diamonds and founder of The Carat Club. Upon graduating from the London School of Econom ...

(曾文勇), Malaysian diamantaire *

Jannie Chan Jannie Chan Siew Lee (曾秀丽), also known by her married name, Jannie Tay, is a Singaporean entrepreneur and former president of the Singapore Retailers Association and the ASEAN Business Forum, in both cases the first woman to hold the posi ...

(曾秀丽), Singaporean luxury retail businesswoman *

Priscelia Chan Priscelia Chan Shih Mei (born 6 November 1978) is a Singaporean television actress and host. Career Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a contr ...

(曾詩梅), Singaporean actress *

Chan Tien Ghee Dato Chan Tien Ghee (), more commonly known as TG, is a Malaysian businessman, who was the chairman of Cardiff City Football Club from May 2010 to March 2013. Cardiff City Chan Tien Ghee became chairman on 27 May 2010. His aim was to get Card ...

(曾長義), Malaysian businessman *

Chan Ming Kai Chan Ming Kai (; born 7 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Political Secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from May 2018 to Novembe ...

(曾敏凱; born 1980), Malaysian politician

Chang

Gini Chang Gini Chang Hio Cheng (born 3 October 1994) is a Singapore-based Macanese actress and television host. Early life and education Born in Macau, Chang obtained her degree in Master of Teaching from the Education University of Hong Kong. At age ...

(曾曉晴; born 1994), Singapore-based Macanese actress and TV host

Chen

* Chen Lip Keong (曾立强; 1948–2023), Malaysian businessman and entrepreneur *

Chen Man Hin Chen Man Hin (; 14 November 1924 – 17 August 2022) was a Chinese-born Malaysian politician and physician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban from September 1974 to April 1982 and again from November 1983 to October 1990, Ser ...

(曾敏兴; 1924–2022), Chinese-born Malaysian politician and physician *

Michael Chen Wing Sum Michael Chen Wing Sum ( zh, c=曾永森, p=Zēng Yǒngsēn, s=, t=; 26 June 1932 – 26 July 2024) was a Malaysian politician. Across his political career, he had served as Housing, Local Government and New Village Minister as well as the Sena ...

(曾永森; 1932-2024), Malaysian politician

Tjan

* Bosco Tjan (曾学锋; 1966–2016), Chinese American psychologist, neuroscientist, professor * Tjan Kok Hui (曾国辉; Djoko Tjandra; born 1951), Indonesian businessman and corruption felon * Tjan So Gwan (曾素光; Maria Fransisca; born 1959), Indonesian badminton player *

Tjan Tjoe Som Tjan Tjoe Som ( zh, 曾珠森, 1903–1969) was an Indonesian Chinese intellectual and sinologist at the University of Indonesia. Early life Tjan was the son of a prominent Muslim Chinese family in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies. His first educat ...

(曾珠森; 1903–1969), Indonesian sinologist, professor, translator

Tsang

* Bowie Tsang (曾寶儀; born 1973), Taiwanese television host, singer, actress, and writer *

Derek Tsang Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung (; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan after graduating from University of Toronto Sca ...

(曾國祥; born 1979), Hong Kong filmmaker and actor *

Donald Tsang Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen (; born 7 October 1944) is a former Hong Kong civil servant who served as the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012. Tsang joined the colonial civil service as an Executive Officer in 1967, occupyi ...

(曾蔭權; born 1944), former Chief Executive of Hong Kong * Edward Tsang, British emeritus professor of computer science *

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai ( zh, t=曾志偉; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network Television Broadcasts ...

(曾志偉; born 1953), Hong Kong actor and film director *

Jasper Tsang Jasper Tsang Yok-sing ( zh, t=曾鈺成; born 17 May 1947) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the founding member of the largest pro-Beijing party the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) from 1992 to 2003 and ...

(曾鈺成; born 1947), former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong * Tsang Tsou-choi (曾灶財; 1921–2007), Hong Kong graffiti artist known as the "King of Kowloon" *

Tsang Yam-pui Tsang Yam-pui (; born 11 September 1946) is the former Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong from January 2001 to December 2003. Tsang is also the brother of the former Chief executive Donald Tsang. Their high positions in the government has refer ...

(曾蔭培; born 1946), former Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong

Tsen

* Chiungtze C. Tsen (曾炯之; 1898-1940), Chinese mathematician * Linda Tsen (曾道玲; born 1956), Malaysian politician

Tseng

Tseng Chun-hsin Tseng Chun-hsin ( zh, t=曾俊欣, p=Zēng Jùnxīn; born 8 August 2001), also known as Jason Tseng, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 83 by the Association of Tennis Profes ...

(曾俊欣; born 2001), Taiwanese tennis player *

Tseng Chung-ming Tseng Chung-ming () was a Taiwanese physician. He was the Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare from 2013 to 2015, and had previously served in the same position within the Ministry of the Interior. Education Tseng obtained his bachelor's degr ...

(曾中明; died 2015), Taiwanese physician and politician, former Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China * Tseng Hua-te (曾華德; Tjivuluan Paracasaw; born 1957), Taiwanese Paiwan politician * Tseng Jen-ho (曾仁和; born 1994), Taiwanese professional baseball player *

Tseng Jing-hua Tseng Jing-hua (; born 30 December 1997) is a Taiwanese actor from Yilan. He is best known for playing the character of Birdy in the 2020 film ''Your Name Engraved Herein'', the highest-grossing LGBT film in Taiwan. He also appeared as Wei Chung- ...

(曾敬驊; born 1997), Taiwanese actor *

Tseng Jing-ling Tseng Jing-ling (; born 14 September 1947) is a Taiwanese politician who served as a Republic of China Army general. He was the Minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan from 2009 to 2013. Early career Tseng was born i ...

(曾金陵; born 1947), Taiwanese politician, former Minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission of the Republic of China * Tseng Kwong Chi (曾廣智; 1950–1990), Hong Kong-born American photographer *

Tseng Ming-chung Tseng Ming-chung or William Tseng (; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese politician and banker. He has served as Ministry of Finance (Taiwan), Deputy Minister of Finance, chaired the Financial Supervisory Commission (Republic ...

(曾銘宗; born 1959), Taiwanese politician * Muna Tseng, American dancer and choreographer * Paul Tseng (曾匀; 1959–missing), Taiwanese-born American-Canadian applied mathematician *

Pets Tseng Pets Tseng Pei-tzu (; born October 21, 1984) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Early life and career Born in Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushp ...

(曾沛慈; born 1984), Taiwanese singer and actress * Sam Tseng (曾國城; born 1968), Taiwanese television host and actor * Tseng Sheng-guang (曾聖光; Singcyang Diway; 1997–2022), Taiwanese army veteran, Ukrainian Foreign Legion soldier * Tseng Shu-cheng (曾旭正), Taiwanese politician, current Deputy Minister of National Development Council of the Republic of China * Tseng Tai-lin (曾台霖; born 1982), Taiwanese football coach and former player *

Tseng Wen-hui Tseng Wen-hui (; (born 31 March 1926) is a Taiwanese public figure, First Lady of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1988 to 2000, and widow of former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui. Biography Tseng was born on 31 March 1926 in Sanshi Vil ...

(曾文惠; born 1926), Taiwanese public figure, 4th First Lady of the Republic of China * Tseng Wen-sheng (曾文生; born 1969), Taiwanese politician *

Tseng Wen-ting Tseng Wen-ting (; born July 6, 1984, in Tamsui, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese basketball player. He currently plays for the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). As one of the rare mobile players taller than 2 met ...

(曾文鼎; born 1984), Taiwanese basketball player *

Yani Tseng Yani Tseng (; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Ran ...

(曾雅妮; born 1989), Taiwanese professional golfer *

Tseng Yu-ho Tseng Yu-ho (; 1924/1925–2017) was a Chinese-born American art historian, visual artist, curator, and educator. She taught at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and was a curator at the Honolulu Academy of Arts (now Honolulu Museum of Art). S ...

(曾佑和; 1924–2017), American art historian *

Tseng Yung-chuan Tseng Yung-chuan (born 10 September 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ru ...

(曾永權; born 1947), Taiwanese politician *

Tseng Yung-fu Tseng Yung-fu (; born 12 January 1943) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese politician. He was the Ministry of Justice (Republic of China), Minister of Justice of the Executive Yuan from 22 March 2010 to 6 September 2013. Early career Tseng had se ...

(曾勇夫; born 1943), Taiwanese politician, former Minister of Justice of the Republic of China *

Zine Tseng Zine Tseng (; born ) is a Taiwanese actress best known for her role as Ye Wenjie in the American Netflix sci-fi series '' 3 Body Problem''. Early life Tseng was born in 1993 or 1994 in the Tamsui District of New Taipei City, Taiwan, to a Taiwa ...

(曾靖; born 1994), Taiwanese actress

Tzeng

Alice Tzeng Alice Tzeng () is a Taiwanese actress. Career Tzeng began her career as a model and appeared in a few advertisements. She gained attention for shooting music videos, especially in Not Good Enough for You by Jay Chou. That same year, she made her ...

(曾愷玹; born 1984), Taiwanese actress *

Ovid Tzeng Tseng Chih-lang (; born 8 September 1944) is a Taiwanese psychologist and politician. He was Minister of Education from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs from 2011 to 2012. Education Tseng graduated from National ...

(曾志朗; born 1944), Taiwanese politician *

Tzeng Shing-Kwei Tzeng shing-Kwei (; 1946–2021) was a Taiwanese composer born in Pingtung. He won the Wu San-Lien Award and taught at the Music Department of National Taiwan Normal University and the Department of Information Communications of Kainan Universit ...

(曾興魁; 1946–2021), Taiwanese composer

Zeng

Zengzi Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus ...

(曾参; 505–435 BC), Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius *

Zeng Baosun Zeng Baosun or Tseng Pao Swen ( zh, c=曾寶蓀; 9 March 1893 – 27 July 1978) was a Chinese feminist, historian, and Christian educator. Biography Zeng was born into a prominent family in Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, and was the great-granddaug ...

(曾寶蓀; 1893–1978), Chinese feminist, historian, Christian educator *

Zeng Bing Zeng Bing () is an engineer at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Sichuan, China. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for his contributions to image an ...

(曾兵), Chinese engineer *

Zeng Cheng Zeng Cheng (; born 8 January 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. Club career Zeng Cheng started his football career at top-tier side Wuhan Guanggu; however, he was soon loane ...

(曾诚; born 1987), Chinese professional footballer *

Zeng Chengwei Zeng Chengwei (曾成偉) (b. 1958) is a Chinese musician of the guqin, born in the Sichuan province of China. He is a fifth-generation transmitter (counting from Zhang Kongshan) of the Shu school (蜀派; sometimes called the ''Chuan'' Scho ...

(曾成偉; born 1958), Chinese musician of the guqin * Fanbo Zeng (曾凡博; born 2003), Chinese professional basketball player *

Zeng Fanren Zeng Fanren (; born 10 January 1941) was the president of Shandong University Shandong University (; SDU) is a public university in Jinan, Shandong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education of Chi ...

(曾繁仁; born 1941), former president of Shandong University *

Zeng Fanzhi Zeng Fanzhi (; born 1964) is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing. Zeng's works have been praised as possessing an emotional directness, an intuitive psychological sense, and a carefully calibrated expressionistic technique. Born and ...

(曾梵志; born 1964), Chinese contemporary artist *

Zeng Gong Zeng Gong (; 1019–1083), courtesy name Zigu (), was a Chinese essayist, historian, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a key supporter and writer in the Classical Prose Movement and is regarded by later scholars as one of the Eigh ...

(曾巩; 1019–1083), Chinese essayist, historian, poet, politician, writer *

Zeng Gongliang Zeng Gongliang (曾公亮, Tseng Kung-Liang; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Chan Kong-liāng''; 998–1078) was a Chinese scholar of the Song dynasty, who helped write the ''Wujing Zongyao The ''Wujing Zongyao'' (), sometimes rendered in English as the ''C ...

(曾公亮; 998–1078), Chinese scholar of the Song dynasty *

Zeng Guang Zeng Guang (; born 22 May 1946) is a Chinese epidemiologist who is a chief scientist and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese CDC). He is a member of the High-level Expert Panel of National Heal ...

(曾光; born 1946), Chinese epidemiologist *

Zeng Guofan Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang ...

(曾国藩; 1811–1872), Chinese politician and military commander * Zeng Guoqiang (曾国强; born 1965), Chinese weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist *

Zeng Guoquan Zeng Guoquan (12 October 1824 – 13 November 1890), courtesy name Yuanfu, art name Shuchun, was a Chinese official and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. He was the ninth brother of Zeng Guofan, a prominent statesman and general, and a ...

(曾国荃; 1824–1890), Chinese official and military leader of the late Qing dynasty * Zeng Guoyuan (曾国原; 1953–2019), Singaporean businessman and perennial candidate * Zeng Huifen (曾慧芬; born 1962), Singaporean actress *

Jenny Zeng Yu Zeng (), commonly known as Jenny Zeng, is a Chinese venture capitalist and a serial entrepreneur. She is the founder and a managing partner at venture capital firm MSA Capital. In 2011 she was named one of China's 30 most influential busines ...

(曾玉), Chinese entrepreneur and venture capitalist *

Zeng Jian Zeng Jian (, born 19 November 1996) is a Singaporean table tennis player. She won three Under-21 singles titles at the 2016 ITTF World Tour. She qualified and took part in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris. Career In late 2014, Zeng registered ...

(曾尖; born 1996), Singaporean table tennis player *

Zeng Jianhang Zeng Jianhang ( zh, 曾建航, also spelled Ceng Jianhang; born 17 September 1998) is a Chinese hurdler. He is a two-time national champion and he won a silver medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. Bi ...

(曾建航; born 1998), Chinese hurdler *

Zeng Jinlian Zeng Jinlian ( zh, s=曾金莲, t=曾金蓮, p=Zēng Jīnlián, 26 June 1964 – 13 February 1982) was a Chinese teenage girl who is the tallest woman verified in modern times at , surpassing Jane Bunford's record. Following the death of Don K ...

(曾金莲; 1964–1982), tallest woman verified in modern times *

Zeng Jing Zeng Jing (, courtesy name Bochen 波臣); ca. 1564 – 1647 was a Chinese people, Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). He was best known as a portrait painter. Biography Zeng was born in Putian in the Fujian province. ...

(曾鲸; 1564–1647), Chinese painter *

Zeng Jing (Qing dynasty) Zeng Jing (, 1679 – 1736) was a minor Chinese official in Hunan who attempted to instigate a rebellion against the Qing government in the 18th century. Inspired by the poet and influential Confucian scholar Lü Liuliang's anti-Manchu writin ...

(曾靜, 1679–1736), Chinese official *

Zeng Jingsheng Zeng Jingsheng (; born August 20, 1954) is a Chinese oil painter. He was born in Huizhou, Guangdong. He is a member of the China Artists Association The China Artists Association (), originally the China National Art Workers' Association (), i ...

(曾景生; born 1954), Chinese oil painter *

Zeng Jinyan Zeng Jinyan (; born October 9, 1983), is a Chinese blogger and human rights activist. Zeng was put under house arrest in August 2006 and the blog that details her life under constant surveillance and police harassment was subsequently blocked in C ...

(曾金燕; born 1983), Chinese blogger and human rights activist *

Zeng Jize Marquis Zeng Jize (1839 April 12, 1890; zh, first=t, t=曾紀澤, s=曾纪泽, ), also formerly romanized Tseng Chi-tse, was a Chinese diplomat. As one of China's earliest ministers to London, Paris and Saint Petersburg, he played an important ...

(曾紀澤; 1839–1890), Chinese diplomat *

Zeng Junchen Zeng Junchen (; 6 September 1888 – 6 July 1964), courtesy name Yun'an (), art name Zhengran (), was a Chinese businessman and opium kingpin from Sichuan. Starting off as a restaurateur and salt merchant, he then became a kingpin and amassed a ...

(曾俊臣; 1888–1964), Chinese businessman and opium kingpin *

Zeng Liansong Zeng Liansong (; 17 December 1917 – 19 October 1999) was a Chinese supply chain manager and secret agent of the Chinese Communist Party best known for designing the flag of the People's Republic of China. He also served as the deputy manager ...

(曾联松; 1917–1999), designer of the national flag of the People's Republic of China * Zeng Meihuizi (曾美慧孜; born 1988), Chinese actress and film director *

Zeng Peiyan Zeng Peiyan (; born December 1938) is a Chinese politician. He was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2007 and was a vice premier from 2003 to 2008. Early life and career Zeng Peiyan was born in Shaoxing, Zh ...

(曾培炎; born 1938), Chinese politician *

Zeng Qiliang Zeng Qiliang (; born May 10, 1975) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from PR China. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capit ...

(曾启亮; born 1975), Chinese retired breaststroke swimmer *

Zeng Qinghong Zeng Qinghong (, born 30 July 1939) is a retired Chinese politician. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, China's highest leadership council, and a member of the Secretariat of the Central Commit ...

(曾庆红; born 1939), Chinese retired politician, former Vice President of China *

(曾庆红; born 1962), Chinese politician * Zeng Rong (曾嵘), Chinese biochemist *

Zeng Rongsheng Zeng Rongsheng (; 16 August 1924 – 22 October 2019) was a Chinese geophysicist and earthquake researcher who helped establish the geophysics programs at the China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Peking University, and the University of S ...

(曾融生; 1924–2019), Chinese geophysicist *

Zeng Shan Zeng Shan (; 1899–1972) was a Chinese Communist military commander and security minister. His wife, Deng Liujin, was one of the few women who participated in the Long March, and later ran a school for the children of high cadres. He was the fa ...

(曾山; 1899–1972), Chinese politician *

Zeng Shiqiang Zeng Shiqiang (28 August 1934 – 11 November 2018) was a Chinese sinologist best known for studying ''I Ching'', the oldest of the Chinese classics. Zeng is acclaimed as having been the "Father of the Chinese Style of Management". He served as ...

(曾仕強; 1934–2018), Chinese-born Taiwanese sinologist *

Zeng Shunxi Zeng Shunxi (, born October 9, 1997), also known as Joseph Zeng, is a Chinese actor and singer. Career Zeng debuted as part of the boy group Fresh Teenager Geek in 2014; he left in 2015 to pursue solo acting activities. He made his acting de ...

(曾舜晞; born 1997), Chinese actor and singer * Zeng Tao (曾涛; born 1993), Chinese rower * Zeng Wenhui (曾文蕙; born 2005), Chinese street skateboarder * Zeng Xian (曾铣; 1499–1548), Ming dynasty general *

Zeng Xianyi Zeng Xianyi (; January 31, 1936 – January 15, 2011) was a professor of legal history and was the dean of Renmin University of China Law School. Biography Zeng Xianyi received his Bachelor of Laws A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate ...

(曾宪义; 1936–2011), Chinese legal scholar * Zeng Xianzhi (曾宪植; 1910–1989), Chinese revolutionary and politician *

Zeng Xueming Zeng Xueming (;Kong Keli (孔可立), (Ho Chi Minh and his Chinese Wife Zeng Xueming)武汉文史资料 (Wuhan Wenshi Ziliao) (Wuhan Cultural and Historical Data), January 2001. Wuhan, China. October 1905 – 14 November 1991), known in Vietna ...

(曾雪明; Tăng Tuyết Minh; 1905–1991), Chinese midwife, undisclosed wife of Hồ Chí Minh * Zeng Yanfen (曾艳芬; born 1991), Chinese singer and actress, former member of SNH48 *

Zeng Yangfu Zeng Xianhao (; 23 October 1898 – 28 August 1969) was a Chinese-born politician better known by the courtesy name Zeng Yangfu (). He was a native of Pingyuan County, Guangdong. Zeng served the Nationalist government as Mayor of Guangzhou from 19 ...

(曾憲浩; 1898–1969), Chinese-born politician * Zeng Yaozhang (曾耀樟; born 2004), Chinese footballer *

Zeng Yi (painter) Zeng Yi (born 1957) is a professional painter specialized in oil painting. Accomplishments Mr. Zeng was born in Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China. His paintings were published in many fine art magazines such as ''Chinese Oil Painting'', ''Art P ...

(曾毅; born 1957), Chinese oil painter * Zeng Yi (singer) (曾毅; born 1973), Chinese singer * Zeng Yi (virologist) (曾毅; 1929–2020), Chinese virologist * Zeng Yike (曾轶可; born 1990), Chinese singer * Zeng Yingying (曾莹莹; born 1993), Chinese breakdancer * Zeng Yong (曾勇; born 1963), Chinese academic *

Zeng Yongquan Zeng Yongquan () (1902–1996) was a Chinese diplomat. He was born in Xindu District, Chengdu, Sichuan. He was a graduate of Beijing Foreign Studies University. He was Ambassador of People's Republic of China to Poland (1952–1955), East Germany ...

(曾涌泉; 1902–1996), Chinese diplomat *

Zeng Zhaolun Zeng Zhaolun (; 25 May 1899 – 8 December 1967), also known as Chao-Lun Tseng, was a Chinese chemist and politician who served as vice-minister of Education after the establishment of the Communist State in the 1950s. He was an academician of t ...

(曾昭抡; 1899–1967), Chinese chemist and politician *

Zeng Zhaoyu Zeng Zhaoyu (; 27 January 1909 – 22 December 1964), also known as Tseng Chao-yu in English, was a Chinese archaeologist, museologist, and politician who served as president of Nanjing Museum between 1955 and 1964. She was a member of the 2nd ...

(曾昭燏; 1909–1964), Chinese archaeologist, museologist, politician *

Zhe Zeng Zack Zeng (September 30, 1972 – September 11, 2001), also known by his Chinese name Zhe Zeng (; ) was a Chinese American banker and volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT) known for providing aid to the injured at the World Trade Center si ...

(曾喆; 1972–2001), Chinese American banker, 9/11 victim

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* http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E6%9B%BE Etymology of 曾 {{surname, Zeng Chinese-language surnames Individual Chinese surnames