Zhen (zhēn) takes skill and occupation as his surname. Zhen was originally the name of the pottery wheel, and later became the official name in charge of pottery making. According to legend, Shun Di has a noble character and sets an example to educate the people everywhere. He heard that the Dongyi tribe near the Yellow River was backward in pottery making, so he lived there to burn pottery. Under his guidance, the local Yi people made rapid progress in pottery making technology, and the fired pottery was durable and soon became a famous pottery producing area. Because of Shun's kindness, people from nearby came to him in succession, so the place where he burned pottery soon formed a city called Juancheng (in today's Juancheng, Shandong). Ancient Zhen and Gan Tongyong). The descendants of Shun stayed in Juancheng as the official of Zhen, and the descendants took Zhen as their surname and called Zhen Shi. In addition, there is historical evidence that Zhen is the descendant of the second son. "Yuan He Shi Bian" said: "Hao Tao is the second son, followed by Zhong Zhen." Hao Tao, also known as guilt, was the legislative minister in Yu Shun's administration. Zhong Zhen's descendants took Wang Fu as their surname, Zhen, also known as Zhen Shi.

Zhen is a famous figure, including Wang Mang's fu when he established the new dynasty, and his son is also a famous fu writer. In addition, Liang Wangxiang Zhen Cheng in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhen Luan, a mathematician in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Zhen Quan and Zhen Liyan, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, Zhen Longyou, a poet in the Song Dynasty, and Zhen Yong, an official of the Nanjing Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty, are all celebrities in Zhen Shi.