Chinese surname
Surname Cheong
張 · 章 · 蔣
Cheong is a Chinese surname, the Cantonese spelling of 張 ('to stretch'), 章 ('chapter') or 蔣.
Characters for the surname Cheong
The spelling Cheong is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 張
to stretch, open up; sheet; surname
Cantonese zoeng1 / Mandarin zhāng
attested
- 章
chapter; rules; surname
Cantonese zoeng1 / Mandarin zhāng
- 蔣
the state of Jiang in the Warring States era; surname
Cantonese zoeng2 / Mandarin jiǎng
張 all spellings of zhāng章 all spellings of zhāng蔣 all spellings of jiǎng
Possible characters for Cheong
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 張 | zhāng · Cantonese |
| 章 | zhāng · Cantonese |
| 蔣 | jiǎng · Cantonese |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Cheong
Cheong is the Cantonese spelling of surnames read zoeng: 張 and 章 (zoeng1, Mandarin Zhang) and 蔣 (zoeng2, Mandarin Jiang). 張 and its simplified form 张 are recorded in public data for Malaysians with this spelling. The same character 張 is spelled Teo or Tiong in other dialects. The meaning depends on the characters a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 張 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 張 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 章 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 章 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 蔣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 蔣 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: Cheong (English surname) · en.wiktionary.org · romanization
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