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Language(s)
  
Chinese

Variant(s)
  
Shing

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Sheng (surname)

Pronunciation
  
Shèng (Mandarin) Shing (Cantonese)

Sheng is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 盛 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Shing in Cantonese. Sheng is listed 146th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 175th most common surname in China, shared by 700,000 people.

Notable people

  • Sheng Xian (2nd century), Eastern Han dynasty official
  • Sheng Yanshi (盛彦师; died 622), Sui dynasty rebel leader under Li Yuan
  • Sheng Wenyu (盛文鬱; 1316–1370), Yuan dynasty rebel leader under Han Shantong
  • Sheng Yong (盛庸; 1334–1403), Ming dynasty general
  • Sheng Ne (盛訥; 16th century), Ming dynasty Vice Minister of Personnel
  • Sheng Yihong (盛以弘; 17th century), Ming dynasty Minister of Rites, son of Sheng Ne
  • Sheng Fusheng (盛符升; 17th century), Qing dynasty poet and official
  • Sheng Kang (盛康; 1814–1902), Qing dynasty official, father of Sheng Xuanhuai
  • Sheng Xuanhuai (1844–1916), Qing dynasty tycoon, Minister of Transport, and founder of several universities
  • Sheng Zhushu (盛竹书; 1860–1927), chairman of the Bank of Communications
  • Sheng Pihua (盛丕华; 1882–1961), entrepreneur, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
  • Sheng Enyi (盛恩頤; 1892–1958), businessman and banker, son of Sheng Xuanhuai
  • Sheng Shicai (1897–1970), warlord who ruled Xinjiang province
  • Sheng Aiyi (1900–1983), businesswoman, daughter of Sheng Xuanhuai
  • Sheng Zhenwei (盛振爲; 1900–1997), legal theorist, dean of Soochow University law school
  • Sheng Wen (盛文; 1906–1971), Republic of China lieutenant general
  • Sheng Tongsheng (盛彤笙; 1911–1987), agronomist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Sheng Jinzhang (盛金章; 1921–2007), palaeontologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Sheng Junfeng (1923–2015), translator
  • Sheng Huaren (盛华仁; born 1935), former CEO of China Petrochemical Corporation
  • Sheng Chu-ju (盛竹如; born 1940), Taiwanese journalist and anchor, son of Sheng Wen
  • Sheng Zhongguo (盛中国; born 1941), violinist
  • Sheng Guangzu (born 1949), Minister of Railways
  • Sheng Xue (born 1962), Chinese-Canadian journalist and writer
  • Sheng Zetian (born 1972), wrestler, three-time Olympic medalist
  • Sheng Chien (盛鑑; born 1973), Taiwanese Peking opera performer and actor
  • James Shing (盛品儒; born 1976), former executive of Asia Television, descendant of Sheng Xuanhuai
  • Sheng Peng (born 1989), football player
  • References

    Sheng (surname) Wikipedia