Cheng (surname)

Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. Since the syllable ''Cheng'' represents different sounds in Hanyu pinyin and the Wade-Giles systems of Chinese romanization, some ambiguity will exist as to which sound is represented by the letters "Cheng" if the romanisation and tone is not known. Also within each system of romanisation, each syllable can represent one of several different characters, as with any Chinese syllable.

In the pinyin system of romanization , the most common surname romanized as ''Cheng'' is 程 and 成.

In names romanized in Wade-Giles , ''Cheng'' is most commonly a transcription of 鄭/郑 .

Further confusion arises because Wade-Giles often appears without the required apostrophes , and thus some Wade-Giles names which are properly romanized ''Ch'eng'' will appear as ''Cheng''.

Famous people named 鄭/郑:

*See Zheng

Famous people named 程:

*Cheng Pu, general during the Three Kingdoms
*Fran?ois Cheng, French writer, poet and calligrapher
*Ch'eng Mao-yün, composer
*Brian Ching, n born Chinese football player