Bing (Chinese surname)

Chinese family name

Not to be confused with Ping (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

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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

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* 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

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