Chinese surname
Surname Heng
王 · 邢 · 衡
Heng is a Chinese surname: the Teochew spelling of 王, or the Hokkien spelling of 邢 and 衡.
Characters for the surname Heng
The spelling Heng is common in Teochew and Hokkien romanization.
- 王
king; ruler; surname
Teochew hêng5 / Mandarin wáng
attested
- 邢
ancient state of Xing; surname
Hokkien hêng / Mandarin xíng
- 衡
to weigh; balanced; surname
Hokkien hêng / Mandarin héng
王 all spellings of wáng邢 all spellings of xíng衡 all spellings of héng
Possible characters for Heng
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 王 | wáng · Teochew |
| 邢 | xíng · Hokkien |
| 衡 | héng · Hokkien |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Heng
Heng is the Teochew spelling of the surname 王 (Mandarin Wang), read hêng5 in Teochew; the same character is spelled Ong in Hokkien and Wong in Cantonese. Heng is also the Hokkien spelling of the surnames 邢 (Mandarin Xing) and 衡 (Mandarin Heng), both read hêng. The character 王 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the character the family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 王 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 王 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 邢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 邢 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 衡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 衡 · mdbg.net · meaning
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