Leng is the
Mandarin
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Language
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pinyin
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and
Wade–Giles
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romanization of the
Chinese surname
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written in
Chinese character
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and
Vietnamese surname
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* A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name).
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written Lãnh. It is listed 377th in the
Song dynasty
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classic text
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''
Hundred Family Surnames
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''.
As of 2008, it is the 246th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.
Notable people
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Leng Bao (
冷苞; 3rd century AD),
Eastern Han
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dynasty general
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Yangqi Fanghui (
杨岐方会; 992 – ca. 1049), lay surname Leng, founder of the Yangqi Sect of
Chan Buddhism
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Leng Mei (冷枚, 17th–18th century),
Qing dynasty
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painter
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Leng Yu (
冷遹; 1882–1959), Vice Governor of
Jiangsu
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province
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Leng Jiaji (
冷家骥; 1899–1957), businessman and politician
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Leng Xin (
冷欣; 1900–1987), Lieutenant General of the Republic of China
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Leng Pengfei Leng may refer to:
* Leng (surname) (冷), a Chinese surname
* Leng (plateau), a fictional plateau
Mans leng styll.
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(
冷鹏飞; born 1933), PLA war hero and major general
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Leng Kuan (
冷宽; born 1938), Vice Admiral of the
PLA Navy
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Leng Rong
Leng Rong (; born August 1953) is a Chinese politician and the current deputy director of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee. He served as president of the between 2018 and 2019. He is a member ...
(
冷溶; born 1953), Vice President of the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Leng Xueyan (冷雪艳 born 1972), runner,
Asian Games
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gold medalist
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames