Etymograph

English

Zhang

Zhang comes from Mandarin 張.

  1. Mandarinmodern張Zhāng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001Zhang

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern張Zhāng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001Zhang

Earliest quotation: 2001, Nicholas Kristof, Zhang Xueliang, 100, Dies; Warlord and Hero of China: “Zhang Xueliang, whose name was also rendered Chang Hsueh-liang,…”

Another origin of Zhang

  1. Mandarinmodern^章Zhāng
  2. EnglishtodayZhang

Another origin of Zhang

  1. Mandarinmodern^漳Zhāng
  2. EnglishtodayZhang

Today it means

name A surname from Chinese.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 張 / Zhang