Tāng (/tɑːŋ/;[1] simplified Chinese: 汤; traditional Chinese: 湯; pinyin: tāng) is a Chinese surname. It is 72nd surname in the Hundred Family Surnames or Baijiaxing of the Song dynasty and 101st in modern[when?] popularity.[2] The Tang (湯) family name traces its lineage from Tang of Shang, the first ruler of the Shang dynasty.[3] In modern times the character can also mean "soup" or "broth". In Cantonese the surname is pronounced Tong or Thong, and in Fujian, it is usually pronounced Theng or Teng.
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| Language(s) | Han Chinese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Diku (帝嚳) the Gaoxin (高辛) Tang of Shang (商湯) |
| Meaning | Tang the Boil Shang the Sloosh Yang the Sunrise soup, broth, stock |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Teng, Deng |
| Derivative(s) | Shang, Yang |
| See also | Shang dynasty |
| Pronunciation | Region | Dialect |
|---|---|---|
| Tang | Mandarin-speaking areas | Standard Chinese |
| Tong / Thong | Guangdong | Yue (Cantonese) |
| Theng / Teng | Fujian | Min |
Notable people
edit- Tang Xianzu (湯顯祖; 1550–1616), Chinese playwright
- Tang Enbo (1898–1954), Nationalist general in the Republic of China
- Tang Xiaodan (1910–2012), Chinese film director
- Tang Yuhan (1913–2014), Hong Kong doctor and oncologist
- Tang Yijie (1927–2014), Chinese scholar and professor
- John Tong Hon (born 1939), Chinese Roman Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Hong Kong
- Tang, Ming Yue (湯明越), a news analyses, and an LGBT rights activist of Taiwan
- Tang, Lan hua (湯蘭花), a female singer of Taiwan
- Ronny Tong (born 1950), Hong Kong politician
- Timothy Tong (born 1949), Hong Kong commissioner
- Kent Tong (born 1958), Hong Kong actor
- Tang Sulan (born 1965), Chinese writer and politician
- Angela Tong (born 1975), Hong Kong actress
- Tang Wei (simplified Chinese: 汤唯; traditional Chinese: 湯唯; pinyin: Tāng Wéi; born 7 October 1979) is a Chinese actress
- Katy Tang (Chinese: 湯凱蒂; pinyin: Tāng Kǎidì; 9 July 1984) is a former American elected official in San Francisco, California
- Muhai Tang (simplified Chinese: 汤沐海; traditional Chinese: 湯沐海; pinyin: Tāng Mùhǎi; born 1949 in Shanghai) is a Chinese conductor
- Tang Enbo (汤恩伯) a Nationalist general in the Republic of China
- Tang Jiali (汤加丽) is a Chinese dancer and model
- Tang Yifen (汤贻汾) ca. 1778-1853 was a Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
- Tang Can (simplified Chinese: 汤灿; traditional Chinese: 湯燦; pinyin: Tāng Càn; born 12 June 1975) is a Chinese singer
- Tang Muli (Chinese: 汤沐黎; pinyin: Tāng Mùlǐ; born 1947 in Shanghai) is a Chinese painter and poet based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Tang Tao (simplified Chinese: 汤涛; traditional Chinese: 湯濤; pinyin: Tāng Tāo; born May 1963) is a Chinese mathematician currently serving as President of BNU-HKBU United International College
- Tang Chao (physicist) (Chinese: 汤超 born 1958) is a Chair Professor of Physics and Systems Biology at Peking University
- Tang He (Chinese: 湯和; 1326–1395), courtesy name Dingchen, was a significant character in the rebellion that ended the Yuan dynasty and was one of the founding generals of Ming dynasty
- Tang Te-Chang (Chinese: 湯德章; 1907–1947) was a Taiwanese lawyer who was killed in the aftermath of the February 28th Incident
- Asher Hong (Chinese: 湯健華; (born 2004), American artistic gymnast
See also
edit- Táng (surname) (唐)
- Deng (surname) (鄧)
- Teng (surname) (滕)
References
edit- ^ "Tang". Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ Tang surname No. 72 in Baijiaxing and No. 101 in the "New Baijiaxing"
- ^ Tang surname Ancestry.ca
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