"Cheng" meaning in French

See Cheng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tʃɛŋ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 程 (chéng)/成 (chéng), etc. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|zh|程}} Borrowed from Chinese 程 (chéng) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Cheng ?
  1. a surname from Chinese
    Sense id: en-Cheng-fr-name-cgTcznke Categories (other): French surnames
  2. (very rare) a French surname from Chinese Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Cheng-fr-name-3B4dApAh Categories (other): French surnames, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Tcheng
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "程"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Chinese 程 (chéng)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Chinese 程 (chéng)/成 (chéng), etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Cheng ?",
      "name": "fr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Tcheng"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname from Chinese"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cheng-fr-name-cgTcznke",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Anne Cheng, b. 1955"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a French surname from Chinese"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cheng-fr-name-3B4dApAh",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(very rare) a French surname from Chinese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʃɛŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cheng"
}
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  "categories": [
    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French proper nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Chinese",
    "French terms derived from Chinese",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for gender in French entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "程"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Chinese 程 (chéng)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Chinese 程 (chéng)/成 (chéng), etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Cheng ?",
      "name": "fr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Tcheng"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French surnames",
        "French surnames from Chinese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname from Chinese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French surnames",
        "French surnames from Chinese",
        "French terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Anne Cheng, b. 1955"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a French surname from Chinese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(very rare) a French surname from Chinese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʃɛŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cheng"
}

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