Fèng (surname)

Fèng (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; lit. 'phoenix') is a relatively common Chinese surname. It is the 54th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. It has the same radical-frame with, and therefore appears similar to, a less common surname Feng ("wind" 風, simplified with a flat first tone), but "phoenix" is pronounced with a falling fourth tone fèng.

Fèng (凤/鳳)
Feng surname
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
DerivationGaoxin
MeaningFenghuang
Other names
Derivative(s)Fung
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