About The Chung Surname
- Pinyin Romanisation: Zheng4 Zhèng
- Chinese Character (Traditional Big5): 鄭
- B5 No.: 7
- Meaning: Serious; Solemn
- Wade-Giles Romanisation/Pronunciation: Cheng4
- Cantonese Romanisation/Pronunciation: Cheng
- Hockien Romanisation/Pronunciation: Teh
- Others: Chung, Chang, Cheang (esp. Hong Kong)
The surname Zheng4 is about 2370 years old.
According to Chung, Yoon-Ngan "the surname Zheng4 originated in an area referred to during the Han Dynasty as Ying Yang Prefecture (滎陽郡 / 荥阳郡). The present day location of Ying Yang Prefecture is in an area about 17 kilometers southwest of Ying Ze county (滎澤縣 / 荥泽县) of Henan province."
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