Zhen (surname) explained

Zhen
Pronunciation:	Zhēn (Pinyin) Chin (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language:	Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
Language origin:	Old Chinese
Variant:	Zhen, Chen(Mandarin) Yan, Yen (Cantonese) Chin (Hokkien) Gyeon (Korean) Chân (Vietnamese)
Derivative:	Gyeon

Zhen, is a Chinese family name that takes the 205th place in the Hundred Family Surnames. The Chinese character for Zhen is the same in traditional and simplified characters. It is usually romanised as Yan or Yen in Cantonese (commonly used in Hong Kong). In Vietnamese the surname is written as Trân.

Notable people with the surname Zhen

Lady Zhen (甄夫人; 183–221), personal name unknown, first wife of Cao Pi
Zhen Luan (甄鸾; 535–566), mathematician of the Southern and Northern dynasties period
Zhen Bin (甄彬), served as an official of Pi County during the Liang dynasty, known for his honesty when he returned five pieces of gold that he took by mistake
Zhen Chen (甄琛), Northern Wei official, known for his incorruptible character
Zhen Quan (甄权; c. 541–643), Tang dynasty medical practitioner
Zhen Lixin (甄立言), Tang dynasty medical practitioner, Zhen Quan's younger brother
Martin Yan (甄文达; Zhen Wenda; b. 1948), China-born American celebrity chef
Chen Chen (甄珍; Zhen Zhen; b. 1948), Taiwanese actress
Jenny Tseng (b. 1953), known by her Cantonese stage name Yan Nei (甄妮; Zhen Ni), Hong Kong singer
Donnie Yen (甄子丹; Zhen Zidan; b. 1963), Hong Kong actor and martial artist
Yolinda Yan (甄楚倩; Zhen Chuqian; b. 1969), Hong Kong actress and singer
Jim Yan (甄子康; Zhen Zikang; b. 1977), Hong Kong DJ
Carisa Yan (甄颖珊; Zhen Yingshan; b. 1980), Hong Kong actress, model and singer
Chris Yen (甄子菁; Zhen Zijing), Donnie Yen's younger sister, Hong Kong actress and martial artist
Lawrence Yan (甄志强; Zhen Zhiqiang), Hong Kong actor
Yan Kin-keung (甄健强; Zhen Jianqiang), Hong Kong lyricist