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cheng¹

noun chengs

  1. alternative Alternative form of sheng (Chinese wind instrument)

Cheng²

  • /t͡ʃɛŋ/
  • /t͡ʃʌŋ/ also, sometimes
  • /t͡ʃɑŋ/
  • /t͡ʃæŋ/
  • /ʃɛŋ/
  • /ʃæŋ/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 程 (Chéng).

proper noun Chengs

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. The philosopher-official Ch’eng Hao (1033-1084), for example, won much esteem from officialdom and the intelligentsia when, as the magistrate of Fu-kou county, he stubbornly refused to implement the pao-chia system which was one of the prized projects of Emperior^([sic – meaning Emperor]) Shen-tsung

Cheng³

  • /t͡ʃɛŋ/
  • /t͡ʃʌŋ/ also, sometimes
  • /t͡ʃɑŋ/
  • /t͡ʃæŋ/
  • /ʃɛŋ/
  • /ʃæŋ/

Where it comes from

From Cantonese 鄭 /郑 and the Wade–Giles Chêng⁴ romanization of Mandarin 鄭 /郑 (Zhèng).

proper noun Chengs · Zheng

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
  2. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A sergeant in the Third Precinct’s criminal investigation division, surnamed Cheng (鄭), had invited seven other officers to the gathering at a restaurant in Keelung’s Nuannuan District (暖暖) on the evening of Friday last week, the bureau said in a statement.

Cheng⁴

  • /t͡ʃɛŋ/
  • /t͡ʃʌŋ/ also, sometimes
  • /t͡ʃɑŋ/
  • /t͡ʃæŋ/
  • /ʃɛŋ/
  • /ʃæŋ/

Where it comes from

From Hokkien 莊 /庄 (Chng).

proper noun Chengs · Ching

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Cheng⁵

  • /t͡ʃɛŋ/
  • /t͡ʃʌŋ/ also, sometimes
  • /t͡ʃɑŋ/
  • /t͡ʃæŋ/
  • /ʃɛŋ/
  • /ʃæŋ/

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 城 (Chéng).

proper noun

  1. A district of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
  2. A district of Jincheng, Shanxi, China. The staff from the Cheng District Christian Council (CC) in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, presented hand warmers, eight treasure congees, and instant noodles on January 28 to pandemic prevention workers in Guanxiang Community Neighborhood Committee, Cheng District CC&TSPM reported.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: qing, chang, sheng, ching, feng, agenda, chan, engineering, become, zee, xing, ying, mdp, town, city, hyundai

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name district

中文城 Chéng

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@misc{cheng_2026,
  title = {cheng},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheng},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}