Fang (surname)

In Chinese, Fāng (方) means "square" or "four-sided".

Fāng (方) is pronounced Fong in Cantonese, Hong or Png or Pwee in some Min Nan dialects and Png or Pung in Teochew.

[1] Some more uncommon surnames with romanizations that are also conventionally simplified to "Fang" in English are Fáng (房), meaning "room", and Fāng (芳), meaning "fragrant".

During Emperor Huang Di's reign, a descendant called Yu Lei was awarded the land of Fang (north west of Nanyu) for his contributions in defeating a foreign tribe.

Ji was a general of Zhou Xuan Wang, and was known for his contributions in conquering the north and the south.