Cen (family name)

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Cen ( 'tsən ) is the official Pinyin transcription of the Chinese family name ( Chinese  岑 , Pinyin Cén ). Depending on the region and the romanization , it is given as Ts'en ( Wade-Giles ) and Shum , Sam in Cantonese . In the Chinese classic of the Song Dynasty , the "Hundred Family Names " , Cen is in 67th position. In 2008 it was the 235th most common name in China, and was used by around 340,000 people. In Vietnamese the name is given with sầm, sum, xờm ; jam, eum in Korean , Sham or Sum in other Chinese dialects. Occasionally the name is also given with Shen, Qin, Chen or Sun again.

The Cen Clan

The Cen clan was founded in the early 5th century AD by the sons of Cen Zi . There was a military code that was adhered to as a clan code and handed down in writing. However, this was lost in the Chinese Civil War .

Well-known namesake

  • Cen Zi
  • Cen Peng (岑彭; † 36 AD), general of the Han dynasty
  • Cen Hun († 280), Minister of the Wu Dynasty
  • Cen Wenben (595–645), Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
  • Cen Changqian († 691), Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, nephew of Cen Wenben
  • Cen Xi († 713), Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, grandson of Cen Wenben
  • Cen Can (715–770), poet of the Tang, great grandson of Cen Wenben
  • Cen Yuying (岑毓英; 1829–1889), Qing Dynasty Governor of Yunnan , Minister of Defense
  • Cen Chunxuan (1861–1933), Qing Dynasty Viceroy of Liangguang (兩廣 總督, Liǎngguǎng Zǒngdū), Interim President of the Republic of China (1919–1921), member of the Cen clan
  • Cen Zhongmian (岑 仲 勉; 1885–1961), historian
  • Cen Deguang (岑 德 广; 1897–?), Son of Cen Chunxuan, employee of the Wang Jingwei regime
  • Cen Qixiang (岑 麒 祥; 1903–1989), linguist
  • Cen Feilong (岑飛龍; 1905–1997), painter and calligrapher
  • Cen Kefa (岑 可 法; * 1935), physicist at the Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • Cen Zhangzhi (岑 章 志; * 1946), physicist, Vice President of Tsinghua University
  • John Shum (Cen Jianxun, * 1952), actor and producer from Hong Kong
  • Cen Xu (岑 旭; * 1952), Vice Admiral of the Chinese Fleet
  • Shum Kwok Pui (Cen Guopei, * 1970), Hong Kong footballer
  • Harry Shum (Cen Yong, * 1966), Technology & Research Executive Vice-President, Microsoft
  • Harry Shum, Jr. (Cen Yongkang, * 1982), actor and dancer in the television series Glee
  • Eliza Sam (Cen Lixiang, * 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress; currently in Hong Kong
  • Yoyo Shum (岑 寧 兒; * 1984), singer in Hong Kong

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 百家姓 : Hundred Family Surname. Guoxue (Chinese)
  2. ↑ 中国 最新 300 大姓 排名 （2008） : 300 most common surnames in China (2008). Taiwan.cn (Chinese)

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