Zhuang (surname)
| Zhuang (庄/莊) | |
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| Pronunciation | Zhuāng (Mandarin) Chong (Cantonese) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
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| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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| Variant(s) | Ch'ng, Chuang, Chong, Chng, Ching |
Zhuang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is spoken in the first tone: Zhuāng.
Zhuang is listed 323rd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 113th most common surname in China, shared by 1.6 million people.
Zhuang is romanized as Chuang in the Wade-Giles system still sometimes employed on Taiwan and among the Chinese diaspora. It is romanized Chong in Cantonese; Chng and Ching in Min Nan.
In Vietnamese, the surname formerly written as 莊 in Chữ Hán is now written Trang; in Korean, the surname formerly written as 莊 in Hanja is now written 장 and romanized as Jang; in Japanese, the surname written 荘 in Kanji is romanized Shō. In Thai, it is written as จึง (RTGS: Chueng).
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