Etymology

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Today it means: A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Full definition →

Mandarin 程
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Cheng · proper noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from程
  2. English todayCheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 程 (Chéng).

Cheng · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鄭 /郑
  2. Wade–Giles · borrowed fromChêng⁴
  3. Cantonese · borrowed from鄭 /郑
  4. English todayCheng

From Cantonese 鄭 /郑 and the Wade–Giles Chêng⁴ romanization of Mandarin 鄭 /郑 (Zhèng).

Cheng · proper noun3

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from莊 /庄
  2. English todayCheng

From Hokkien 莊 /庄 (Chng).

Cheng · proper noun4

From Mandarin 城 (Chéng).

Words from the same roots

Hokkien莊 all →

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