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Teng Shichu
Teng may refer to: *Teng (surname) (滕), a Chinese surname *Teng (state), an ancient Chinese state *Teng (mythology), a flying dragon in Chinese mythology *Teng County, a county in Guangxi, China *Nanogenerator#Triboelectric_nanogenerator, Triboelectric nanogenerator, a method of power generation based on charge transfer between dissimilar materials {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teng (surname)
Teng () is a Chinese surname derived from Teng (state), State of Teng (Imperial clan descendants) in the Zhou Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland It is the 73rd name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . It is T'eng in Wade–Giles, ''Tàhng'' in Standard Cantonese, Cantonese and is usually Romanized as "Tang" in Hong Kong. It is ''Têng'' in Hokkien and Teochew dialect, Teochew.It is "ddàng"in Wenzhou. "Teng" can also be used as an alternate spelling of the Chinese surname Deng (Chinese surname), Deng (鄧/邓, ''Dèng'') used especially in Taiwan based on the Wade-Giles transliteration of Standard Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese. This spelling is used in many English language sources on China written before the widespread adoption of the pinyin transliteration system in the 1980s. For example, Deng Xiaop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teng (state)
The State of Teng (, 1046–414BC) was a small Chinese state that existed during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, and was located in the south of modern-day Shandong () province. Its territory is now the county-level city of Tengzhou (). Teng's ruling family was the Ji () family, with the founder, Shu Xiu of Cuo (錯叔繡), being the 14th brother of King Wu of Zhou (). It was conquered and annexed by the State of Yue () during the reign of King Goujian of Yue (越王勾踐, r. 496–465BC). Teng was a vassal of the State of Lu (), and is famed as the birthplace of the Chinese philosopher Mozi () and architect Lu Ban (). The name of the state survives in both the city of Tengzhou and the Chinese clan name of Teng (). It was conquered by King Zhugou (朱勾, d.411 BC) of Yue (). Then its nobility re-establish the country. Finally it was annihilated by King Kang of Song Yan, King of Song (, died 286 BC), also known as King Kang of Song (宋康王) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teng (mythology)
''Teng'' () or ''Tengshe'' (; lit. "soaring snake") is a flying dragon in Chinese mythology. Names This legendary creature's names include ''teng'' "a flying dragon" (or ''te'' "a plant pest") and ''tengshe'' "flying-dragon snake" or "soaring snake". Teng The Chinese character for ''teng'' or ''te'' graphically combines a phonetic element of ''zhen'' "I, we (only used by emperors)" with the "insect radical" . This radical is typically used in characters for insects, worms, reptiles, and dragons (e.g., '' shen'' "a sea-monster dragon" or ''jiao'' "an aquatic dragon"). The earliest written form of ''teng'' is a (ca. 3rd century BCE) Seal script character written with the same radical and phonetic. ''Teng'' has two etymologically cognate Chinese words written with this ''zhen'' phonetic and different radicals: ''teng'' (with the "water radical" ) "gush up; inundate; Teng (state); a surname" and ''teng'' (with the "horse radical" ) "jump; gallop; prance; mount; ascend; f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teng County
Teng County or Tengxian (; za, Dwngz Yen) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Wuzhou. , it had a population of 1,125,264 residing in an area of . The county is divided into a northern and southern part by the Xun River. History Teng County was part of Baiyue areas until coming under Qin dynasty rule in 214 BC. In 583 AD, the county seat Tengzhou was established, while the county was called Yongping Commandery. In 621 Yongping was renamed to Teng County. On 21 March 2022, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in the county, killing all 132 people on board. Administrative divisions Teng County administers 15 towns and one township. Towns: The only township is Pingfu Township (平福乡) Economy Teng County is one of the largest titanium dioxide production bases in China, accounting for around 5% of the national output in 2013. It also has kaolinite resources, which are used for local ceramics product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
