Jhang

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/ˈd͡ʒæŋ//ˈʒæŋ//d͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ//ˈʒeɪ̯ŋ/

proper noun

A surname from Mandarin.

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Meanings

proper nounJhang (plural Jhangs)

plural Jhangs · alternative Chang · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Zhang

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

    The big blow in the decisive third game came from catcher Jin-De Jhang, whose three-run triple gave Altoona all the breathing room it needed.

    2017, “Minor Leagues”, in Baseball America 2018 Almanac, Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 372
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    For the second straight game, the Altoona Curve beat the Akron RubberDucks, 4-3, in walk-off fashion on a game-winning single by Jin-De Jhang on Thursday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.[…] After Logan Hill was hit by a pitch, Elvis Escobar pinch ran for Craig at second base prior to Jhang’s game winner.

    2018 June 1, “Jin-De Jhang gives Altoona Curve second straight walk-off win”, in The Express, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2023, Local Sports

    Council official Du Jhang Mei-jhuang (杜張梅莊) last month said that 10,000 of the 260,000 hectares of land designated as Indigenous Reserved Land have been “lost” through fraudulent sales and deed transfers.

    2022 April 2, “EDITORIAL: Indigenous issues need attention”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2022, Editorials, page 8

    Some of the places are being opened for the first time, such as the former residence of Jhang Syue-liang (張學良). Meanwhile, a car used to transport former dictator Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣中正) is also on display for the public to sit in.

    2022 August 7, Lyla Liu, “Creative Expo Taiwan features ocean party, foot bath, and Formosa ice shop”, in Taiwan News, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022, Culture

Origin

  1. Mandarin張 /张
  2. EnglishJhang

From Mandarin 張 /张 (Zhāng) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhang.

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APA

Jhang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jhang

MLA

“Jhang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jhang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jhang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jhang.

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