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Surname Zhang

張 · 章

Zhang is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of the Chinese surname 張 (张) or 章; 張 is also written Teo, Cheung or Chong.

Characters for the surname Zhang

The spelling Zhang is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 張

    surname; to stretch, to spread

    Mandarin zhāng

    attested

  • 章

    surname; chapter; badge, seal

    Mandarin zhāng

張 all spellings of zhāng章 all spellings of zhāng

Possible characters for Zhang

Zhang 張 zhāng · Mandarin 章 zhāng · Mandarin
The spelling Zhang can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
張zhāng · Mandarin
章zhāng · Mandarin

Other spellings of the same character

  • Chong 張 章Hakka, Cantonese
  • Teo 張Teochew, Hokkien
  • Chang 張 章Hakka, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Cheong 張 章Cantonese
  • Tiong 張Foochow, Hokkien
  • Teoh 張Hokkien

About the surname Zhang

Zhang is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of the surname 張 (simplified 张) and also of 章. Wiktionary lists 張 24th in the Baijiaxing. In other dialects 張 is written Teo (Hokkien and Teochew), Cheung (Cantonese) or Chong (Hakka). The character 張 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 張 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 張 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 张 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 章 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. MDBG: 章 · mdbg.net · meaning

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