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程 Cheng — a top-40 surname
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| Pinyin | Cheng |
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| Strokes | 12 |
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| Commonness | a top-40 surname |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname strong in the Central Plains, including great neo-Confucian philosophers.
What the character means
a path to success
Why it scores this way
Easy to say72
Mostly easy. The only friction is c, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China85
A very common surname (roughly the top 40 in China).
Easy to write60
12 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Cheng Hao — Song dynasty neo-Confucian philosopher (1032–1085), founder of the Cheng-Zhu school.
- Cheng Yi — Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song Dynasty, co-founder of the Cheng-Zhu school, known for his moral metaphysics and educational thought.
- Cheng Yanqiu — Master of Peking opera, one of the Four Great Dan roles, famed for his unique Cheng-style singing and stage artistry.
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