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Leng (surname)

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Pronunciation
  
Lěng (Mandarin)

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Language(s)
  
Chinese

Leng (surname)

Leng is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 冷 in Chinese character. It is listed 377th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 246th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.

Notable people

  • Leng Bao (冷苞; 3rd century AD), Eastern Han dynasty general
  • Yangqi Fanghui (杨岐方会; 992 – ca. 1049), lay surname Leng, founder of the Yangqi Sect of Chan Buddhism
  • Leng Mei (17th–18th century), Qing dynasty painter
  • Leng Yu (冷遹; 1882–1959), Vice Governor of Jiangsu province
  • Leng Jiaji (冷家骥; 1899–1957), businessman and politician
  • Leng Xin (冷欣; 1900–1987), Lieutenant General of the Republic of China
  • Leng Kuan (冷宽; born 1938), Vice Admiral of the PLA Navy
  • Leng Rong (冷溶; born 1953), Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Leng Xueyan (born 1972), runner, Asian Games gold medalist

    • References

    Leng (surname) Wikipedia
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