Chung

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/t͡ʃʌŋ/

proper noun

A common surname from Korean.

OriginKorean 정 ← Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋 →
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Meanings

proper nounChung (plural Chungs)

plural Chungs · alternative Jeong · alternative Jung · alternative Jong · alternative Jung · alternative Zung · alternative Zong · alternative Tsung · alternative Cheong · alternative Choong · alternative Tjung · alternative Tjoeng · alternative Zhong · alternative Zung · alternative Cheng · alternative Chiong

  1. A common surname from Korean.
  2. A surname from Chinese.

Origin

  1. Chinese宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋
  2. Korean鄭, 丁, 程
  3. Korean정
  4. EnglishChung

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

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APA

Chung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chung

MLA

“Chung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chung.

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