Etymology

Chung

C3H4U1N1G2

Today it means: A common surname from Korean. Full definition →

Korean 정 ← Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋
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The story

  1. Chinese · borrowed from宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋
  2. Korean · derived from鄭, 丁, 程
  3. Korean · borrowed from정
  4. English todayChung

Romanization * From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee. * From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan

Words from the same roots

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Jeong

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