Bing (Chinese surname)

Bing (邴)
Pronunciation	Bǐng (Mandarin)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ping

Bing is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 邴 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ping in Wade–Giles. Bing is listed 214th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.^[2]

Origin

During the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC), a government minister of the State of Qi (in modern-day Shandong province) was enfeoffed at the settlement of Bing. He and his descendants adopted Bing as their surname.^[3]

Notable people

Bing Ji (邴吉; died 55 AD), Han dynasty chancellor
Bing Yuan (邴原), Eastern Han politician
Bing Zhigang (邴志刚; born 1957), Vice-Governor of Liaoning province

References

^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
^ 齐国姜氏后裔考略. Docin. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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[1] "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.

[top300-2] 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-24.

[3] 齐国姜氏后裔考略. Docin. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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