Zhang

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See also: zhang, zhāng, zhǎng, zhàng, and Zhāng

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Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin (Zhāng). Doublet of Truong.

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Zhang

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Zhang Yitang, a Chinese mathematician
    • 2001 October 19, Nicholas Kristof, “Zhang Xueliang, 100, Dies; Warlord and Hero of China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2009, World‎:
      Zhang Xueliang, whose name was also rendered Chang Hsueh-liang, was born in 1901 in Manchuria. His father, Zhang Zuolin, a leading warlord known as "the Old Marshal," was assassinated in 1928 by the Japanese. "The Young Marshal" emerged in his place as one of the most powerful military figures in China.
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Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin (Zhāng).

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Zhang

  1. A surname from Chinese.
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Etymology 3

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin (Zhāng).

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Zhang

  1. A river in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei, China
    • 1996, Peter J. Seybolt, “Introduction: Houhua Village in Space and Time”, in Throwing the Emperor from His Horse: Portrait of a Village Leader in China, 1923-1995, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10:
      Until the recent construction of a system of roads, the Wei River was northern Henan Province's principal link with the outside world, connecting it with the Grand Canal and thence the city of Tianjin and the sea.[...]In addition, just to the northwest of the county lies the tempestuous Zhang River; usually shallow, it becomes a raging torrent during heavy monsoon rains, flooding the border area of northern Henan and southern Hebei provinces.
    • 2015 September 3, David Pietz, “How History Shaped China's Water Crisis”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on 06 September 2015:
      During the hot, dry month of August 1992 the farmers of Baishan village in Hebei province and Panyang village in Henan came to blows. Residents from each village hurled insults and rudimentary explosives at the other across the Zhang River – the river that feeds the Red Flag Canal Irrigation System and forms the border between the two provinces.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Zhang.
  2. A river in Fujian, China
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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zhang is the 472nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 70,125 individuals. Zhang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (98.1%) individuals.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin (Zhāng). Doublet of Tiu.

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Zhang (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ or ᜐᜅ᜔)

  1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin