Meanings
chang1
plural changs · alternative çeng
- often italicizedA traditional harp of central and southwest Asia
Chang2
alternative Hanyu Pinyin Zhang · alternative Jhang
- A surname from Mandarin.
The man surnamed Chang (張) on Monday was taken back to his residence in Cianjhen District to clarify how the alleged murders took place after blood samples collected at his home last week matched DNA samples provided by family members of three previously reported missing women.
2025 February 10, Chang Yi-lien, Kay Liu, “Kaohsiung police identify remains of victims in suspected murders”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2025, Society2 more examples
Former Chinese warlord Chang Hsueh-liang, who along with Chinese Communists kidnapped Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek and changed the course of Chinese history, died in Hawaii on Oct. 15, Taiwan and Chinese news agencies reported. He was 100.[…] Chang was born June 3, 1901, in the northeastern province of Liaoning, the son of Manchurian military strongman Chang Tso-lin.
2001 October 16, Benjamin Kang Lim, “Chang Hsueh-liang, 100, Dies”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2020Zhang Xueliang, whose name was also rendered Chang Hsueh-liang, was born in 1901 in Manchuria. His father, Zhang Zuolin, a leading warlord known as "the Old Marshal," was assassinated in 1928 by the Japanese. "The Young Marshal" emerged in his place as one of the most powerful military figures in China.
2001 October 19, Nicholas Kristof, “Zhang Xueliang, 100, Dies; Warlord and Hero of China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2009, World
Chang3
alternative Hanyu Pinyin Zhang
- A surname from Chinese.
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Chang Chen-wei (章宸瑋), a second-year high school student, said he learned a lot from the American participants, whom he said "did not just come here to compete." Describing the local teams as valuing more than just wins and losses, Chang said he was impressed by their collaboration and enjoyment of the process, which allowed them to showcase their individual talents.
2025 March 24, Hans Lin, Chao Yen-hsiang, “Taiwanese high school students advance to U.S. robotics championship”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2025, Culture
Chang4
- A surname from Chinese.
Chang5
- A surname from Chinese.
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Origin
chang · noun
- Persianچنگ
- Englishchang
From Persian چنگ (čang).
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From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張/张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.
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From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 章 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹.
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- Mandarin常
- EnglishChang
From Mandarin 常 (Cháng).
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- Cantonesezeng⁶
- HakkaChhang
- EnglishChang
From Chinese 鄭/郑, either via Hakka Chhang or Cantonese zeng⁶.
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- Korean장
- EnglishChang
From Korean 장 (jang).
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- dzལྕང་
- EnglishChang
Borrowed from Dzongkha ལྕང་ (lcang)
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Chinese Mandarin 張 /张, 章
- 張 /张 (Zhāng)surname
- 章 (Zhāng)surname
- 常 (Cháng)surname
Vietnamese Trương
- Trươngsurname
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Cite this entry
chang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chang
“chang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chang. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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