Fang () is the 47th most prevalent Chinese surname. In Chinese, Fāng () means "square" or "four-sided". Fāng () is pronounced Fong in Cantonese, Hong or Png or Pwee in some Min Nan dialects and Png or Pung in Teochew. It is the 56th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. Some more uncommon surnames with romanizations that are also conventionally simplified to "Fang" in English are Fáng (), meaning "room", and Fāng (), meaning "fragrant". Etymology 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. He was thus known as Fang Lei, and his descendants were given the family name Fang. Ji Yuan is considered as another forefather of the Fangs. Ji was a general of Zhou Xuan Wang, and was known for his contributions in conquering the north and the south. Since his nickname was Fang Shu, the king awarded him the family name of Fang. People with the surname Unspecified Forrest Fang (born 1959), American composer of Chinese descent Frank F. Fang, (born 1930), Chinese-American physicist 方 (Fāng) Fang (alchemist) (fl. 1st century B.C.), Chinese woman alchemist Fang Bao, mid-Ming dynasty era poet Fang Bin, Chinese journalist and whistleblower Fang Binxing, Chinese computer scientist and politician Fang Chengguo, Chinese businessperson Fang Chieh-min, Taiwanese badminton player Fang Chih, Chinese diplomat Fang Congyi, Chinese painter Fang Dan, Chinese figure skater Fang Fang, Chinese writer Fang Guancheng, Qing dynasty noble and government official Fang Hui, Song Dynasty scholar Fang Jing, Chinese television journalist and anchor Fang Jing De (), Chinese American editor Fang La (), Song Dynasty revolutionary leader Fang Lijun (), Chinese artist Fang Liufang, Chinese lawyer Fang Lizhi () (1936–2012), Chinese astrophysicist and political activist Fang Man (composer), American composer of Chinese descent Fang Quan (d. 1897), Qing Empire Mandarin Fang Shengdong, Chinese revolutionary Fang Shu (born 1957), Chinese film actress Fang Shuo () (born 1990), Chinese basketball player Fang Weiyi (1585–1668), Chinese poet, calligrapher, painter and literature historian Fang Xianjue, Chinese general Fāng Xìaorú () (1357–1402), Ming dynasty Confucian scholar Fang Xingdong, Chinese Internet entrepreneur and free-speech activist Fang Yanqiao, Chinese swimmer Fang Yingchao, Chinese volleyball player Fang Yuting, Chinese archer Fang Zhaoling, Chinese painter and calligrapher Fang Zheng, Chinese Political Activist Fang Zhenwu, Chinese military officer Fang Zhimin (), Chinese military and political leader Achilles Fang, American