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Saturday, January 15, 2005
ZHANG - Chinese Surname Zhang - Teo, Teoh, Cheong, Chong, Tiong, Chang
ZHANG Chinese Surname
Also Spelt As:
Zhang - Hanyu Pinyin Mandarin Chinese Romanisation
Teo / Teoh - Teochew Chinese Dialect
Cheong - Cantonese Chinese Dialect
Chong - Hakka Chinese Dialect
Tiong - Foochow Chinese Dialect
Choong, Chung, Zhang, Chang, etc.
Simplified Chinese Character:
张
Traditional Chinese Character:
張
One of the 10 most common Chinese surnames in the world.
The Chinese surname "Chen" is made up of the character "To Open; Spread" in the Chinese language. This surname is normally referred to as "Gong Chang2 Zhang" because the character is made up of the "Gong" (bow) character on the left hand side and the "Chang" (long) character on the right hand side.
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