GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 31

彭

彭 is read as péng.

Pinyin

péng

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 彭

Basic meaning

ancient state name; drum sound; full or swelling

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Legendary antiquity to Shang-era state tradition; Shang tradition, c. 1600-1046 BCE

Place: Da Peng / Great Peng, commonly associated with today's Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province

Origin note

A major Peng surname tradition traces the surname to Da Peng, the Great Peng state, associated with today's Xuzhou area in Jiangsu Province. The tradition is tied to Peng Zu, a legendary long-lived culture figure. Because this layer mixes state memory and legend, the page presents Peng as an ancient state-name tradition and keeps the legendary antiquity visible rather than pretending it is a modern census fact.

Historical figures

彭祖 (Peng Zu)

legendary antiquity · legendary long-lived culture figure

A central figure in Peng surname cultural memory, connected with the Great Peng state tradition and longevity legends.

彭德怀 (Peng Dehuai)

1898-1974 CE · military leader

A major twentieth-century Chinese military figure, especially associated with the People's Liberation Army and the Korean War era.

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