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Sutiono (surname)

Zhang, Chang
張姓 - 楷体.svg
Zhang surname in regular script
Romanization Chang, Zhang (Mandarin)
Cheung (Hong Kong)
Cheong(Macao, Malaysia)
Tsan, Tsaon (Shanghai)
Teo, Teoh (Hokkien, Teochew)
Chong, Cheong(Hakka)
Cheong(Gan)
Trương, Trang (Vietnamese)
Jang, Chang () (Korean)
Pronunciation IPA: /tʂɑŋ˥/ (Mandarin IPA)
Zhāng (Pinyin)
Tiuⁿ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s) Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
Origin
Language(s) Old Chinese
Derivation State of Zhang
Meaning drawing a bow,
archer, bowyer, a measure word

Zhang ([ʈʂáŋ] (About this sound listen)) is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written in simplified characters and traditional characters. It is spoken in the first tone: Zhāng. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example.Chang is the Wade-Giles romanization; Cheung is commonly used in Hong Kong as romanization.

It is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surname (also Zhāng).

was listed 24th in the famous Song-era Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world and was listed by the People's Republic of China's National Citizen ID Information System as the third-most-common surname in mainland China in April 2007, with 87.50 million bearers. A commonly cited but erroneous factoid in the 1990 Guinness Book of Records listed it as the world's most common surname, but no comprehensive information from China was available at the time and more recent editions have not repeated the claim.


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