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zhang¹

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 丈 (zhàng).

noun zhangs

  1. uncountable, usually A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile.

Zhang²

  • /d͡ʒæŋ/
  • /ʒæŋ/
  • /zæŋ/

Sounds like Chang, Jhang

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Jhang · Chang

  1. A surname from Chinese. Zhang Yitang, a Chinese mathematician

    Similar: Cheung

Zhang³

  • /d͡ʒæŋ/
  • /ʒæŋ/
  • /zæŋ/

Sounds like Chang, Jhang

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 章 (Zhāng).

proper noun Chang

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Zhang⁴

  • /d͡ʒæŋ/
  • /ʒæŋ/
  • /zæŋ/

Sounds like Chang, Jhang

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 漳 (Zhāng).

proper noun Chang

  1. A river in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei, China. 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;
  2. A river in Fujian, China.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ticket, chapter, dispense, sheet, china, xiang, spokeswoman, chap, shang, cap, her, sichuan, counterfeit, chang, card, cards

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name Chinese surnames

한국어장 Jang
日本語張 Chō, チャン Chan, ジャン
中文張 /张 Zhāng
РусскийЧжан Čžan
Tiếng ViệtTrương

name Chinese surname

中文章 Zhāng

name rivers

中文漳 Zhāng

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@misc{zhang_2026,
  title = {zhang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zhang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}