GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 29

冯

冯 is read as féng.

Pinyin

féng

Script forms

Simplified 冯 · Traditional 馮

Basic meaning

to gallop; rely on

Five element

Water

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn to Warring States period in common surname traditions; Spring and Autumn to Warring States tradition, 770-221 BCE

Place: Feng place/fief traditions, often associated with the central plains around today's Henan region

Origin note

Feng is best handled as a fief/place-name surname with several transmitted traditions. One common line connects the surname to descendants who used a Feng fief or place name as their family name. Because the character also has older readings and meanings such as galloping or relying on, this page keeps the character meaning separate from the surname-origin layer.

Historical figures

冯梦龙 (Feng Menglong)

1574-1646 CE · Ming writer and editor

A major late Ming literary figure, especially remembered for vernacular story collections.

冯玉祥 (Feng Yuxiang)

1882-1948 CE · military and political figure

A prominent Republican-era military leader, often known in English as the Christian General.

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