Ping (surname)
For the surname romanized Ping in Wade–Giles, see Bing (Chinese surname).
| Ping (平) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pronunciation | Píng (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | P'ing |
Ping is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 平 in Chinese character. It is romanized P'ing in Wade–Giles. Ping is listed 95th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]
Notable people
- Ping Dang (平當; died 4 AD), Han dynasty chancellor
- Ping Yan (平晏; died 20 AD), son of Ping Dang, Xin dynasty government minister
- Ping An (平安; died 1409), Ming dynasty general, adopted son of the Hongwu Emperor
- Ping Hailan (平海澜; 1885–1960), educator, cofounder of Utopia University
- Ping Fan (平凡; 1920–1999), Hong Kong actor
- Ping Xintao (平鑫濤; born 1927), Taiwanese filmmaker and publisher, husband of Chiung Yao
- Ping Yali (平亚丽; born 1961), long jumper, first Chinese Paralympic gold medalist
- Ping An (平安; born 1978), singer
References
- ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
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