Bing (Chinese surname) explained

Bing (Chinese surname) should not be confused with Ping (surname).

Bing (邴)
Pronunciation:	Bǐng (Mandarin)
Language:	Chinese
Language origin:	Old Chinese
Variant:	Ping

Bing is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 百家姓 . Hundred Family Surnames . Guoxue . Chinese . 2014-09-16.
2. Web site: http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm . zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）. 300 most common surnames in China (2008) . Taiwan.cn . Chinese . 2009-01-06 . 2014-09-24.
3. Book: 齐国姜氏后裔考略 . Docin . 25 September 2014.