Fēng ("wind" 風, simplified ) is a Chinese surname of Fuxi (伏羲). Unlike the much more common Féng (冯, "gallop") surname which is pronounced with the second rising tone in Mandarin, "wind" is pronounced fēng.[1]

Fēng (风/風)
Feng surname
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
DerivationFuxi
MeaningWind
Other names
Derivative(s)Fang

In the third-century text Records of Emperors and Kings (帝王世纪), Huangfu Mi records the legend that goddess Nüwa enfeoffed thirteen tribes or states, all having the Feng surname.

In Min Nan the name is Hong, and commonly also as Fang.

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Stagenames

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  • Feng Tian (Chinese: 風田, born February 2, 1992), also known as Win Feng, is a Japanese actor, singer and model

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