Etymology

Chiang

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Today it means: A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang. Full definition →

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Chiang · proper noun1

  1. Chinese · derived from江
  2. English todayChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 江 (Jiāng), "river", particularly the "Yangtze River".

Chiang · proper noun2

  1. Chinese · derived from姜
  2. English todayChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姜 (Jiāng), an ancient surname now also used for "ginger".

Chiang · proper noun3

  1. Chinese · derived from蔣 /蒋
  2. English todayChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 蔣 /蒋 (Jiǎng).

Chiang · proper noun4

  1. Chinese · derived from絳 /绛
  2. English todayChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 絳 /绛 (Jiàng).

Words from the same roots

Chinese江 all →

Chinese姜 all →

Chinese蔣 all →

Chinese絳 all →

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