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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乘* | 乘* | *乘
surname Cheng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *成* | 成* | *成
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都
"Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市, Guangdong
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王
Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
National Cheng Kung University (abbr. for 成功大學|成功大学)
School of Principle / Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢, Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐 and Zhu Xi 朱熹)
Cheng Bushi, Han dynasty general
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *澄* | 澄* | *澄
surname Cheng
Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 during the Three Kingdoms era
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳
Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), a public research university in Tainan, Taiwan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *承* | 承* | *承
surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *程* | 程* | *程
surname Cheng
Liu Yuan (c. 251–310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉 (304–347)
lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom) / fig. deep reverence for one's master
Cheng County or Chengxian, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市, Gansu
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying) / fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan / sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore) / Cheng Shan GRC, formerly (until the 1997 elections) a group representation constituency (electoral division) in Singapore
Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in northern Kyushu, Japan (1968), and in Taiwan (1979)
Cheng'an, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei
Carrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name 林鄭月娥|林郑月娥 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *晟* | 晟* | *晟
surname Cheng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *庱* | 庱* | *庱
surname Cheng / ancient area of modern-day Danyang City, Jiangsu Province
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节, Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician
Cheng Hao (1032-1085), Song neo-Confucian scholar
Ekin Cheng (1967-), Hong Kong actor and pop singer
Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-347)
Cheng Miao, a jailer-turned-prisoner in the Qin dynasty who created the clerical style of Chinese calligraphy
Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host
Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *郕* | 郕* | *郕
surname Cheng / Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE) vassal state


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