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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Chang

  • 章chapter; composition; badge
  • 昌prosperous; flourishing
  • 常constant; enduring
Letters
5
Syllables
1
First letter
C
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters章昌常
3

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chang in their name

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Chang is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin readings; its meaning depends on the character, such as 昌 'prosperous' or 章 'composition'.

Possible characters for Chang

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 章

    chapter; composition; badge

    Mandarin zhāng (Wade–Giles chang)

    attested

  • 昌

    prosperous; flourishing

    Mandarin chāng

  • 常

    constant; enduring

    Mandarin cháng

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Chang

Chang is a Mandarin spelling. In Hanyu Pinyin it stands for the reading chang, as in 昌 (prosperous) and 常 (constant), while in the older Wade–Giles spelling it also stands for zhang, as in 章 (chapter; composition), which is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Chang

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 章 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 章 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 昌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 昌 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 常 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 常 · mdbg.net · meaning

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