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{{Short description|Chinese surname}}
{{for|the less common surname 章|Zhang (surname 章)}}
 
{{Infobox surname
| name = Zhang / Chang
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| caption = Zhang king surname in [[regular script]]
| pronunciation = [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|/tʂɑŋ˥/}} <small>(Mandarin IPA)</small><br/>Zhāng <small>(Mandarin [[Pinyin]])</small><br/>Zoeng1 <small>(Cantonese [[Jyutping]])</small><br/> Tiuⁿ <small>(Hokkien [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī]])</small>
| language = Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese
| languageorigin = [[Old Chinese]]
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| derivation = [[Nie (surname)|Nie]]
| meaning = drawing a bow,<ref name="BaxSag" /><br>[[Archery|archer]], [[bowyer]], a [[measure word]]
| romanization = [[Chang (surname)|Chang]], Zhang <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>[[Cheung (surname)|Cheung]] <small>(Cantonese)</small><br/>Cheong <small>(Macao, Malaysia)</small><br/>Tiong, Diong <small>(Eastern Min)</small><br/>Tsan, Tsaon <small>(Shanghainese)</small><br/>[[Teoh (surname)|Teoh]], [[Teo (surname)|Teo]] <small>(Hokkien, Teochew)</small><br/>Tew <small>(Teochew)</small><br/>[[Chong (surname)|Chong]], Cheong <small>(Hakka)</small><br/>Cheong <small>(Gan)</small><br/>[[Jang (surname)|Jang]], [[Chang (surname)|Chang]] ({{linktextlang|ko|장}}) <small>(Korean)</small><br/>[[Trương]], [[Trang (surname)|Trang]] <small>(Vietnamese)</small><br/>Tjong <small>(Indonesia)</small>
| cognate =
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'''Zhang''' ({{IPAc-cmn|AUD|Zh-zhāng.ogg|zh|ang|1}}; {{zh|t=[[Wiktionary:張|張]]|s=[[wikt:张|张]]|c=|p=|first=t}}) is the [[List of common Chinese surnames|third most common surname]] in [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] (commonly spelled as "'''Chang'''" in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world.<ref name="stats">{{Cite web |last=Tongji weixun |author-mask=Tongji weixun 统计微讯 |date=23 June 2014 |script-title=zh:张、王、李、赵谁最多—2010年人口普查姓氏结构和分布特点 |url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5Njg5MjAwMg==&mid=200354543&idx=1&sn=29de013ce1896a8e78f9c0d774cd528a&scene=3#rd |access-date=19 October 2020 |website=mp.weixin.qq.com |language=zh}}</ref><ref name="xinhua">{{Cite news |date=15 April 2013 |script-title=zh:最新版百家姓排行榜出炉：王姓成中国第一大姓 |language=zh |trans-title=Latest surname ranking: Wang is the number one surname in China |work=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2013-04/15/c_124579209.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415090720/http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2013-04/15/c_124579209.htm |archive-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> Zhang is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the very common [[Chinese surname]] written '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|张}}}}''' in [[simplified characters]] and '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|張}}}}''' in [[traditional characters]]. It is spoken in the [[Chinese tones|first tone]]: ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zhang Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=zhang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717100135/https://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=zhang |archive-date=17 July 2018 |access-date=17 July 2018 |website=Ancestry.ca |language=en}}</ref> In the [[Wade-GilesWade–Giles]] system of [[Romanization of Chinese|romanization]], it is romanized as "'''Chang'''", which is commonly used in [[Taiwan]];. "'''Cheung'''" is commonly used in [[Hong Kong]] as a romanization. It is the 24<sup>th</sup> name on the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'' poem, contained in the verse 何呂施張 ''(Hé Lǚ Shī Zhāng)''.
 
ItZhang is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames '''{{linktext|章}}''' (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'' poem., There is the even-less commonand '''{{linktext|仉}}''' (''Zhǎng'').
 
Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world at over 100 million people worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What are the 10 most common last names in the world? |url=https://www.reference.com/education/10-common-last-names-world-ff45abb098a0454b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520151205/https://www.reference.com/education/10-common-last-names-world-ff45abb098a0454b |archive-date=20 May 2018 |access-date=17 May 2018 |website=[[Reference.com]]}}</ref> Zhang was listed by the [[People's Republic of China]]'s [[National Citizen ID Information System]] as the [[list of common Chinese surnames|third-most-common surname]] in [[mainland China]] (April 2007), with 87.50 million bearers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2007 |script-title=zh:公安部统计分析显示：王姓成为我国第一大姓 |language=zh |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/24/content_6021482.htm |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429143122/http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/24/content_6021482.htm |archive-date=29 April 2007 |script-work=zh:新华网}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2007 |title=Chinese Surname Shortage Sparks Rethink |work=People's Daily Online |url=http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_385661.html |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220065038/http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_385661.html |archive-date=20 February 2012}}</ref>
{{lang|zh|張}} was listed 24th in the famous [[Song dynasty|Song]]-era ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang).
 
Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world at over 100 million people worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What are the 10 most common last names in the world? |url=https://www.reference.com/education/10-common-last-names-world-ff45abb098a0454b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520151205/https://www.reference.com/education/10-common-last-names-world-ff45abb098a0454b |archive-date=20 May 2018 |access-date=17 May 2018 |website=[[Reference.com]]}}</ref>
 
{{lang|zh|張}} was listed by the [[People's Republic of China]]'s [[National Citizen ID Information System]] as the [[list of common Chinese surnames|third-most-common surname]] in [[mainland China]] in April 2007, with 87.50 million bearers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2007 |script-title=zh:公安部统计分析显示：王姓成为我国第一大姓 |language=zh |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/24/content_6021482.htm |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429143122/http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/24/content_6021482.htm |archive-date=29 April 2007 |script-work=zh:新华网}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2007 |title=Chinese Surname Shortage Sparks Rethink |work=People's Daily Online |url=http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_385661.html |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220065038/http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_385661.html |archive-date=20 February 2012}}</ref>
 
A commonly cited but erroneous [[factoid]] in the 1990 [[Guinness Book of Records]] listed it as the world's most common surname,<ref>{{Cite book |last=McFarlan |first=Donald |title=1990 Guinness Book of World Records |date=2001 |publisher=Sterling Pub. Co. |isbn=189205101X}}</ref> but no comprehensive information from China was available at the time and more recent editions have not repeated the claim.
 
==Transliterations and Derivatives==
==Romanization==
* '''Zhang''' in [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], alternatively romanized as '''[[Chang (surname)|Chang]]''' in [[Taiwan]] and among the [[Chinese diaspora]] using older romanization systems. However, Zhang has been the official first-recommended translation for {{Lang|zh|張}} in [[Taiwan]] since 2017.
{{lang|zh|張}} ({{lang|zh|张}}) is also sometimes romanized as:
* '''[[Cheung (surname)|Cheung]]''' or '''Zoeng''' in [[Cantonese]]
* '''[[Teo (surname)|Teo]]''', '''[[Teoh]]''', '''Theo''', '''Thio''', or '''Tio''' in [[Hokkien]] and [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]]
* '''[[Chong (surname)|Chong]]''' and '''Cheong''' in [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]]
* '''[[Tiong (surname)|Tiong]]''' in [[Eastern Min]] and the [[Chinese Filipino|Philippines]]
* '''Cheong''' in [[Gan Chinese|Gan]]
* '''Tsan''' and '''Tsaon''' among [[Wu Chinese]] varieties such as [[Shanghainese language|Shanghainese]];{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* '''Cheong''' in [[Macau]] and [[Malaysia]]
* '''Tjang''', '''Tjiong''', '''Tjon''', or '''Tjong''' in [[Chinese Indonesians|Indonesia]]
 
=== Derivatives ===
* '''[[Chang (surname)|Chang]]''' in [[Taiwan]] and among the [[Chinese diaspora]] using older romanization systems. However, Zhang has been the official first-recommended translation for 張 in [[Taiwan]] since 2017.
* '''[[Cheung (surname)|Cheung]]''' in [[Cantonese]]; '''Cheong''' in [[Macao]] and [[Malaysia]];
* '''[[Teo (surname)|Teo]]''' and '''[[Teoh (surname)|Teoh]]''' in [[Hokkien]] and [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]];
* '''[[Chong (surname)|Chong]]''' and '''Cheong''' in [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]];
* '''Tsan''' and '''Tsaon''' among [[Wu Chinese]] varieties like [[Shanghainese language|Shanghainese]];{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* '''Cheong''' in [[Gan Chinese|Gan]]; and '''[[Tiong (surname)|Tiong]]''' in [[Eastern Min]] and the [[Chinese Filipino|Philippines]]; and
* '''[[Tjong (surname)|Tjong]]''', '''[[Sutiono (surname)|Sutiono]]''' or '''Tiono''' in [[Chinese Indonesian|Indonesia]].
 
{{lang|zh|張}}* isAs the [[Hanja]] of the [[Korean surname]] [[romanizationromanized of Korean|romanized]]as '''[[Jang (Korean namesurname)|Jang]]''' andor '''[[Chang (surnameKorean name)|Chang]]''' ({{langKorean|kohangul=장|{{linktext|장}}hanja=張}}).
* As the [[Kanji]] for the [[Japanese surname]] romanized as '''Chō'''
* As the [[Chữ Nôm]] for the [[Vietnamese surname]] '''[[Truong (surname)|Trương]]''' or '''[[Trang (surname)|Trang]]'''
* Derived as '''Canggih, Candra, Hidayat, Irawan, Jaya, Prasetya, Sutiono''', or other [[Chinese Indonesian surname|Indonesianized surnames]] among [[Chinese Indonesians]]
 
==Distribution==
{{lang|zh|張}} remains the [[Kanji]] for the [[Japanese surname]] [[romanization of Japanese|romanized]] '''Chō'''.
*[[Zhang Fei]] (died July or August 221 AD)'s subordinates Fan Qiang (范彊) and Zhang Da (張達) assassinated their commander, decapitated the corpse, and brought the head along with them as they defected to Sun Quan's side.
*[[Zhang Gaoli]]([[Disappearance of Peng Shuai]])
*[[Trương Mỹ Lan]] (Chinese: 張美蘭, born 13 October 1956)On 11 April 2024, Lan was sentenced to death.
 
{{for|list of people with surname Zhang|List of people with surname Zhang}}
{{lang|zh|張}} is also the ''[[Chữ Nôm]]'' form of the [[Vietnamese surname]] '''[[Truong (surname)|Trương]]'''.
As mentioned above, {{lang|zh|張}} is the [[list of common Chinese surnames#People's Republic|third-most-common surname]] in [[mainland China]], making up 6.83% of the population of the People's Republic of China.<ref name="Eastday">{{Cite web |date=24 April 2007 |script-title=zh:公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓 有9288万人 |trans-title=Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People |url=http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115438/http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=27 March 2012 |website=news.eastday.com |language=zh}}</ref> In 2019 it was the most common surname in exactly one provincial-level division, [[Shanghai]] municipality.<ref name="新京报 - 好新闻，无止境">{{Cite news |date=20 January 2020 |script-title=zh:2019年全国姓名报告出炉，这十个姓名使用最多 |language=zh |url=http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/20/676822.html |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323054611/http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/20/676822.html |archive-date=23 March 2020 |script-work=zh:新京报网}}</ref> In Taiwan, {{lang|zh|張}} is the [[list of common Chinese surnames#Taiwan|fourth-most-common surname]], making up 5.26% of the population of the Republic of China. In 2019 it was again the third most common surname in Mainland China.<ref name="新京报 - 好新闻，无止境" />
 
==Distribution==
As mentioned above, {{lang|zh|張}} is the [[list of common Chinese surnames#People's Republic|third-most-common surname]] in [[mainland China]], making up 6.83% of the population of the People's Republic of China.<ref name="Eastday">{{Cite web |date=24 April 2007 |script-title=zh:公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓 有9288万人 |trans-title=Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People |url=http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115438/http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=27 March 2012 |website=news.eastday.com |language=zh}}</ref> In 2019 it was the most common surname in exactly one provincial-level division, [[Shanghai]] municipality.<ref name="新京报 - 好新闻，无止境">{{Cite news |date=20 January 2020 |script-title=zh:2019年全国姓名报告出炉，这十个姓名使用最多 |language=zh |url=http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/20/676822.html |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323054611/http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/20/676822.html |archive-date=23 March 2020 |script-work=zh:新京报网}}</ref> In Taiwan, {{lang|zh|張}} is the [[list of common Chinese surnames#Taiwan|fourth-most-common surname]], making up 5.26% of the population of the Republic of ChinaIn 2019 it was again the third most common surname in Mainland China.<ref name="新京报 - 好新闻，无止境" />
 
[[Zhang Wei (disambiguation)|Zhang Wei]] (张伟)<!-- do not DAB, intentional link--> has been the most common family name and given name combination in China for many years.
 
Among the Chinese diaspora, the name remains common but takes on various romanizations. "Teo" and "Chong" isare amongst the [[List of common Chinese Singaporean surnames|19th-most- common surnamesurnames]] among [[Chinese Singaporeans]], listed at 11th and 19th respectively;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore |url=http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/papers/people/chinesesurnames.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223075738/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/papers/people/chinesesurnames.html |archive-date=23 February 2008 |access-date=14 April 2012 |website=[[Statistics Singapore]]}}</ref> "Chang" is the [[List of common Chinese American surnames|6th-most-common surname]] among [[Chinese Americans]];<!--sources at link--> and "Zhang" was the [[List of common Chinese Canadian surnames|7th-most-common particularly Chinese surname]] found in a 2010 survey of [[Ontario]]'s [[Registered Persons Database]] of [[Canadian health card]] recipients.<ref>{{Cite journal |lastlast1=Shah |firstfirst1=Baiju R. |last2=Chiu |first2=Maria |last3=Amin |first3=Shubarna |last4=Ramani |first4=Meera |last5=Sadry |first5=Sharon |last6=Tu |first6=Jack V. |date=2010 |title=Surname Lists to Identify South Asian and Chinese Ethnicity from Secondary Data in Ontario, Canada: A Validation Study |journal=BMC Medical Research Methodology |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=42 |doi=10.1186/1471-2288-10-42 |pmc=2877682 |pmid=20470433 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
 
==History==
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===Families===
The traditional origin of the surname {{lang|zh|張}} ([[Old Chinese]]: ''*C. traŋ''<ref name="BaxSag">{{Citation |lastlast1=Baxter |firstfirst1=William H. |title=Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction |date=2011 |url=http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 |page=143 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064509/http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-date=25 April 2012 |last2=Sagart |first2=Laurent |via=crlao.ehess.fr |mode=cs1 |url-status=dead}}</ref>) is rooted in Chinese legend. The fifth son of the [[Yellow Emperor]], [[Qing Yangshi]] ({{lang|zh|t={{linktext|青|陽|氏/}}|s={{linktext|青|阳|氏}}}}, |p=Qīng Yángshì}}), had a son [[Hui (son of Qing Yangshi)|Hui]] ({{lang|zh|t={{linktext|揮/挥}}|s={{linktext|挥}}, |p=Huī|labels=no}}) who was inspired by the Heavenly Bow [[Chinese constellation|constellation]] ({{lang|zh|[[:zh:弧矢|天弓星]]}}, ''Tiān Gōng Xīng'') to invent the bow and arrow. Hui was then promoted to "First Bow" ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|弓|正}}}}, ''Gōng Zhèng'') and bestowed the surname {{lang|zh|張}}, which{{spaced ndash}}when broken into its constituent [[radical (Chinese character)|radicals]]{{spaced ndash}}means "widening bow" or "archer". Its [[Middle Chinese language|Middle Chinese]] pronunciation has been reconstructed as ''Trjang''.<ref name="BaxSag" />
 
===Other origins===
* for some families, it is traced back to Xie Zhang (解張), whose style name was Zhang Hou (張侯, lit “Marquis Zhang”) a noble in [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] during the [[Spring and Autumn period]].
* from the family of [[Zhang Liao]] (張遼), an official in [[Cao Wei]] during [[Three Kingdoms]] period. Zhāng Liao's family had changed from ''[[Nie (surname)|Nie]]'' to ''Zhang'' to avoid association with his disgraced ancestor [[Nie Yi]] (聶壹).<ref>(本聶壹之後，以避怨變姓。) {{Cite book |title=Sanguozhi |volume=17}}</ref>
* the surname is also traced back to Long Youna, chief of a minority ethnic grousgroups during the Three Kingdoms period, who was given the Chinese surname Zhang (張) by [[Zhuge Liang]], the prime minister of [[Shu Han|Shu]].
 
==List of persons with the surname==
 
==={{lang|zh|張}} / {{lang|zh|张}}===
{{hatnote|Note: people generally romanized as "Chang" are listed in the "[[Chang (surname)|Chang]]" article; people generally romanized as "Cheung" are listed in the "[[Cheung (surname)|Cheung]]" article; people generally romanized as "Teo" or "Teoh" are listed in the "[[Teoh]]" article; people generally romanized as "Jang" are listed in the "[[Jang (Korean name)|Jang]]" article; and people with the family name "Trương" are listed in the "[[Trương]]" article}}. Those whose original surnames at birth are Zhang are also included on this list.
 
====Historical figures====
* [[Zhang Yi (Warring States Period)|Zhang Yi]] (died 309 BC), strategist in the Warring States period
* [[Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)|Zhang Han]] (died 205 BC), military general of the Qin dynasty
* [[Zhang Tang]] (died 116 BC), official of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu
* [[Zhang Anshi]], son of Zhang Tang, official of the Han dynasty
* [[Zhang Liang (Western Han)|Zhang Liang]] (died 186 BC), adviser to Liu Bang (founding emperor of the Han dynasty).
* [[Zhang Jue]], leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Eastern Han dynasty
* [[Zhang Rang]] (died 189), leader of the eunuch faction during the reign of Emperor Ling in the Eastern Han dynasty
* [[Zhang Lu (Han dynasty)|Zhang Lu]] (died 216), 3rd Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order and political leader during Eastern Han dynasty
* [[Zhang Fei]] (died 221), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Hong (Han dynasty)|Zhang Hong]] (153–212), official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the Eastern Han dynasty
* [[Zhang Yi (Junsi)|Zhang Yi]] (died 230), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Empress Zhang (Liu Shan's first wife)|Empress Zhang]] (died 237), Empress of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang He]] (died 231), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Liao]] (169–222), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Zhao (Eastern Wu)|Zhang Zhao]] (156–238), official of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Chunhua]] (died 247), wife of the Cao Wei general Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Ni]] (died 254), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Yi (Bogong)|Zhang Yi]] (died 264), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Bu (Eastern Wu)|Zhang Bu]] (died 264), general of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Hua]] (232–300), Western Jin dynasty official and poet.
*[[Zhang Mao]] (277–324), founder of [[Former Liang]] in the [[Sixteen Kingdoms]] period
*[[Zhang Ci]] (died 386), general and eunuch of the [[Former Qin]] state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
* [[Zhang Liang (Tang dynasty)|Zhang Liang]], general and official of the Tang dynasty
* [[Zhang Yue (Tang dynasty)|Zhang Yue]] (663–730), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet
* [[Zhang Jiuling]] (673–740), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet
* [[Zhang Jun (general)|Zhang Jun]] (1086–1154), general of the Song dynasty
* [[Zhang Jiucheng]] (1092–1159), court official
* [[Zhang Hongfan]] (1238–1280), Yuan dynasty general
* [[Zhang Sicheng]] (died 1344), 39th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order during the Yuan dynasty, known for his calligraphy
* [[Zhang Juzheng]] (1525–1582), Ming dynasty statesman
*[[:zh:张煌言|Zhang Huangyan]] (1620–1664), Nan Ming dynasty military officer
* [[Zhang Ruishi]] (2001–present), Shrek, PIG
 
====Science and mathematics====
* [[Zhang Heng]] (78–139), Chinese scientist, mathematician and polymath who invented the first [[earthquake detector]] during the [[Han dynasty]]
*[[Yi Xing]] (683–727, birthname: Zhang Sui), Chinese mathematician, astronomer and [[mechanical engineer]] born during the [[Tang dynasty]], calculated the number of possible positions on a go board game
* [[Shoucheng Zhang|Zhang Shoucheng]] (1963–2018), American theoretical physicist
* [[Shouwu Zhang|Zhang Shouwu]] (born 1962) Chinese-American mathematician
* [[Yitang Zhang|Zhang Yitang]] (born 1955), Chinese-American mathematician
*[[Zhang Jie (scientist)|Zhang Jie]], Chinese [[physicist]]
*[[Liangchi Zhang]] (born 1958), Chinese Australian [[mechanical engineer]] and scientist
*[[John Zhang (scientist)|John Zhang]] (born 1958), medical scientist in fertility research, and [[in vitro fertilization]]. Produced the world's first [[three-parent baby]] using the spindle transfer technique in 2016
*[[Feng Zhang]] (born 1982), [[neuroscientist]] and [[biomedical]] engineer in optogenetics and CRISPR technologies
*[[Guoqi Zhang]] speciality in electronics
*[[Huaguang Zhang]] speciality in electronics
*[[Jianzhong Zhang]] speciality in electronics
*[[Junshan Zhang]] speciality in electronics
*[[Wen-Hao Zhang]] plant physiologist and nutritionist
*[[Wenjun Zhang]] speciality in electronics
*[[Zhijun Zhang]] speciality in electronics
 
====Government and military====
* [[Cheong Weng Chon]] (born 1966), Macau administrator
* [[Zhang Aiping]] (1908–2003), Chinese communist military leader
* [[Zhang Chunqiao]] (1917–2005), member of the Gang of Four
* [[Zhang Dingfan]] (1891–1945), Chinese general
* [[cmn:张光明|Zhang Guangming]] (1913–2016), Major General, [[Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945)|Chinese Air Force]], veteran of the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|War of Resistance-WWII]]
* [[Zhang Guohua]] (1914–1972), PLA　general in the Battle of Chamdo and the Sino-Indian War
* [[Zhang Shicheng]] (1321–1367), Red Turban Rebellion leader
* [[Zhang Tiesheng]] Communist politician
* [[Zhang Tingyu]] (1672–1755), Qing dynasty politician
* [[Zhang Wentian]] (1900–1976), former [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]]
* [[Zhang Xueliang]] (1901–2001), Manchurian warlord and Zhang Zuolin's son
* [[Zhang Zhidong]] (1837–1909), Qing dynasty politician
* [[Zhang Zizhong]] (1891–1940), NRA general
* [[Zhang Zongchang]] (1881–1932), Shandong warlord
* [[Zhang Zuolin]] (1873–1928), Manchurian warlord
 
====Entertainment====
* [[Chang Cheh]], Chinese film director.
* [[Chang Chia-hang]], Taiwanese online personality
* [[Zhang Yimou]] (born 1951), Chinese film director and former cinematographer
*[[Zhang Guoli]] (born 1955), Chinese actor and film director
* [[Zhang Yuan (director)|Zhang Yuan]] (born 1963), Chinese film director
* [[Zhang Hanyu]] (born 1964), Chinese actor
* [[Zhang Yang (director)|Zhang Yang]] (born 1967), Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor
* [[Jason Zhang]] (born 1982), Chinese pop singer
* [[Jane Zhang]] (born 1984), Chinese pop singer
* [[Zhang Zhenhuan (actor)|Zhang Zhenhuan]] (born 1984), Chinese actor and MediaCorp artiste based in Singapore
* [[Zhang Xianzi]] (born 1986), Chinese singer
* [[Zhang Yu (voice actress)|Zhang Yu]] (born 1988), Chinese voice actress
* [[Baby Zhang]] (Zhang Hanyun) (born 1989), Chinese singer and runner-up of the singing contest ''Super Girl''
* [[Zhang Liyin]] (born 1989), Chinese singer active in China and South Korea
* [[Haochen Zhang|Zhang Haochen]] (born 1990), Chinese pianist
*[[Zhang Zhehan]] (born 1991), Chinese actor
* [[Lay (singer)|Zhang Yixing]] (born 1991), (known as '''Lay''') Chinese singer, dancer, rapper and songwriter, member of the South Korean group [[Exo (group)|EXO]]
* [[Zhang Xincheng]] aka '''Stevan Zhang''' (born 1995), Chinese actor, model, singer.
* [[Chelsea Zhang]] (born 1996), American actress
* [[Zhang Yuge]] (born 1996), Chinese idol singer and member of female idol group [[SNH48]]
* [[Zhang Zining]] (born 1996), Chinese singer, member of girl groups MERA and [[Rocket Girls 101]]
* Zhang Zhenyuan (born 2003), Chinese singer, member of Teens in Times
 
====Writers====
* [[Zhang Chao]] (1600–?), Qing dynasty literature and fiction writer
* [[Zhang Chengzhi]] (born 1948), Hui Muslim writer and author of ''History of the Soul''
* [[Zhang Dai]] (1597–1689), Ming dynasty writer and historian
* [[Lijia Zhang|Zhang Lijia]] (born 1964), Chinese writer and author of "Socialism is Great!"
* [[Zhang Tianyi]] (1906–1985), Chinese left-wing writer and children's author
* Zhang Hongliang (born 1955), Chinese Maoist writer, scholar and social commentator
* [[Zhang Jialong]] (born 1988), Chinese journalist
* [[Zhang Renxi]] 17th century Chinese poetical critic
* [[Lifen Zhang]] (born 1962), British-Chinese journalist, author and broadcaster
* [[Zhang Xinxin (writer)]] (born 1953), Chinese writer
* [[Zhang Yousong]] (1903–1995, Chinese translator
* [[Zhang Zhu]] (1287–1386), Chinese poet
*[[Zhang Zao]] (1962–2010), Chinese poet
 
====Sports====
* [[Zhang Bing (sports shooter)|Zhang Bing]] (born 1969), Chinese sports shooter
* [[Caroline Zhang]] (born 1993), American figure skater
* [[Zhang Dan]] (born 1985), Chinese pair skater, Zhang Hao's partner
* [[Zhang Hao (figure skater)|Zhang Hao]] (born 1984), Chinese pair skater, Zhang Dan's partner
* [[Zhang Hongwei (paralympian)|Zhang Hong Wei]], Chinese paralympic athlete
* [[Zhang Huimin]] (born 1999), Chinese female athlete
* [[Zhang Jin (gymnast)|Zhang Jin]] (born 2000), Chinese artistic gymnast
* [[Zhang Juanjuan]] (born 1981), Chinese archer
* [[Zhang Jun (badminton)|Zhang Jun]] (born 1977), Chinese badminton coach and former badminton player
* [[Zhang Lianbiao]] (born 1969), Chinese retired javelin thrower
* [[Zhang Lijun (curler)|Zhang Lijun]] (born 1996), Chinese female curler
* [[Zhang Ning]] (born 1975), Chinese badminton player
* [[Rose Zhang]], American golfer
*[[Zhang Guowei (high jumper)]], Chinese high jumper
* [[Zhang Shan Qi]] (born 1991), Chinese racecar driver
* [[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]] (born 1989), Chinese tennis player
* [[Zhang Shuxian]] (born 2000), Chinese badminton player
* [[Zhang Tianjie]] (born 1992), a naturalized Japanese basketball player who later changed his name to ''Tenketsu Harimoto''
* [[Zhang Tiequan]] (born 1978), Chinese martial artist
* [[Zhang Weili]] (born 1989), Chinese mixed martial artist
* [[Zhang Xi (beach volleyball)|Zhang Xi]] (born 1985), Chinese beach volleyball player
* [[Zhang Yining]] (born 1981), Chinese table tennis player
* [[Zhang Yufei (swimmer)|Zhang Yufei]] (born 1998), competitive swimmer
* [[Zhang Yufei (gymnast)|Zhang Yufei]] (born 1988), gymnast and gymnastics coach
* [[Zhang Yuning (footballer, born 1977)|Zhang Yuning]] (born 1976), Chinese footballer
* [[Zhang Jike]] (born 1989), Chinese table tennis player
 
====Others====
* [[Sheng-yen|Zhang Baokang]] or Sheng-yen (1930–2009), Chinese Buddhist monk and religious scholar, founder of the "[[Dharma Drum Mountain]]"
* [[Zhang Daoling]] or Zhang Tianshi (34–156), First Celestial Master and founder of the Taoist Order known as "[[Way of the Celestial Masters|Tian Shi Dao]]" or "[[Zhengyi Dao]]"
* [[Chang Dai-chien|Zhang Daqian]] (1899–1983) Chinese artist
* [[Zhang Guoxiang]], 50th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order
* [[Zhang Hongbao]] (1954–2006), founder and spiritual leader of [[Zhong Gong]]
* [[Zhang Huaxiang]], Chinese nurse murdered in Singapore
* [[Yin Shun|Zhang Luqin]] or Master Yin Shun (1906–2005), well-known Buddhist monk and scholar who bring forth [[Humanistic Buddhism]]
* [[Zhang Mingxuan]] Chinese clergyman and president of the Chinese House Church Alliance
* [[Zhang Qian]] (200–114 BC), Han dynasty diplomat and explorer
* [[Qiulin Zhang|Zhang Qiulin]] (born 1964), Chinese French contralto opera singer
* [[Zhang Sanfeng]], semi-mythical [[Xian (Taoism)|Taoist sage]] in the Yuan and Ming dynasties
* [[Zhang Xiao (photographer)|Zhang Xiao]] (born 1981), Chinese photographer
* [[Zhang Yufeng (former secretary of Mao Zedong)|Zhang Yufeng]] (born 1945), former personal secretary of Mao Zedong
* [[Zhang Zeduan]] (1085–1145), Chinese painter
* [[Zhang Zhan]] (born 1983), Chinese lawyer and citizen journalist
* [[Zhang Zhongjing]], (150–219), Han dynasty physician
* [[Zhang Zilin]] (born 1984), winner of Miss World 2007
* [[James X. Zhang]], American health economist and academic
* [[Xinyu Zhang]] (born 1955), Chinese businessman
* [[Zhang Meng (murder victim)|Zhang Meng]], Chinese murder victim killed in [[Singapore]]
*[[Murder of Yingying Zhang|Zhang Yingying]], Chinese exchange student who was kidnapped and murdered in the United States
 
====Fictional and mythological characters====
* [[Frank Zhang]], Roman demigod sired by [[Mars (Roman god)|Mars]] in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series by Rick Riordan
* [[Elder Zhang Guo]] (Zhang Guolao), one of the [[Eight Immortals]] in Chinese mythology
* [[Fist of the Blue Sky#Hokuto Sōkaken|Zhang Taiyan]], grandmaster of Hokuto Sōkaken in the manga and anime series ''Fist of the Blue Sky''
* [[Zhang Wuji]], the protagonist of the [[wuxia]] novel ''[[The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber]]'' by [[Jin Yong]] (Louis Cha)
 
===Chang===
* [[Angela Chang]], Taiwanese singer and actress.
* [[Chang Cheh]], Hong Kong film director
* [[Chang Chen-yue]] or "A-Yue", Taiwanese rock musician.
* [[Chang Ching-sen]] (born 1959), Governor of [[Fujian Province, Republic of China|Fujian Province]]
* [[Chang Fei]] or "Fei Ge", Taiwanese television personality.
* [[Chang Jin-fu]] (born 1948), Governor of [[Taiwan Province]] (2009–2010)
* [[Chang King-yuh]] (born 1937), Minister of [[Mainland Affairs Council]] of the Republic of China (1996–1999)
* [[Chang Liang-jen]] (born 1946), Deputy Minister of [[Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)|National Defense]] of the Republic of China (2008–2009)
* [[Chang Li-shan]] (born 1964), [[List of county magistrates of Yunlin|Magistrate]]-elect of [[Yunlin County]]
* [[Chang San-cheng]] (born 1954), [[Premier of the Republic of China]] (2016)
* [[Chang Tzi-chin]], Deputy Magistrate of [[Taipei County]] (2005–2006)
* [[Chen Chung Chang]] (1927–2014), mathematician
* [[Deserts Chang]], Taiwanese singer/songwriter.
* [[Feiping Chang]], Taiwanese-born Hong Kong socialite and fashion blogger
* [[Edmond E-min Chang]] (born 1970), [[Taiwanese American]] former lawyer and current federal district judge for northern Illinois, appointed by President [[Barack Obama|Obama]] in 2010
* [[Eileen Chang]] (1920–1995), Chinese writer
* [[Erchen Chang]], Taiwanese chef
* [[Eva Fong Chang]] (1897–1991), American artist
* [[Chang Hui-mei]] or "[[A-mei]]", aboriginal Taiwanese singer and occasional songwriter.
* [[Iris Chang]] (1968–2004), American historian and journalist
* [[Jeff Chang (singer)|Jeff Chang]], Taiwanese singer
* [[Jung Chang]], Chinese writer and author of ''Wild Swans''
* [[Chang Kai-chen]] (born 1991), Taiwanese tennis player
* Kathleen Chang, birth name of [[Kathy Change]], a political activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1996
* [[Katharine Chang]], Chairperson of [[Straits Exchange Foundation]]
* [[Chang King Hai]] Chinese international footballer in 1948 Olympics
* [[Li Fung Chang]], Taiwanese communications engineer
* [[Michael Te-Pei Chang]] (born 1972), [[Chinese American]] tennis player
* [[Peng Chun Chang]] (1892–1957), Chinese professor, philosopher, and playwright who played a pivotal role in drafting the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]
* [[Phil Chang]], Taiwanese singer-songwriter and television personality
* [[Shi-Kuo Chang]], Taiwanese computer scientist and science fiction author
* [[Tseng Chang]] (1930–2021), Chinese American actor
* [[Victor Chang]] (1936–1991), Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon
* [[Chang Yu-sheng]] (1966–1997), Taiwanese singer, composer, and producer
 
===Cheong===
* [[Cheong Chun Yin]] (张俊炎; born 1984), Malaysian drug trafficker and [[life imprisonment|life convict]] in [[Singapore]]
* [[Cheong Fatt Tze]] (1840–1916), Chinese businessman and politician
* [[Cheong Yoke Choy]] (1873–1958), Chinese-Malaysian philanthropist
* [[Cheong Choong Kong]] (born 1941), Malaysian businessman, former CEO of [[Singapore Airlines]]
* [[Cheong Liew]] (born 1949), Malaysian-Australian chef
* [[Cheong Kuoc Vá]] (born 1956), Macau politician
* [[Cheong Koon Hean]] (born 1957), Singaporean urban planner and architect
* [[Cheong U]] (born 1957), Macau politician
* [[Cheong Chia Chieh]] (born c. 1972), Malaysian businessman
* [[Cheong Jun Hoong]] (born 1990), Malaysian diver
 
===Cheung===
* [[Andrew Cheung]] (born 1961), Hong Kong judge and jurist
* [[Cecilia Cheung]] (born 1980), Hong Kong actress and singer
* [[Cheung Chi Doy]] (born 1941), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan)
* [[Cheung Chi Wai]] (born 1946), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan)
* [[Dicky Cheung]] (born 1965), Hong Kong actor and singer
* [[Jacky Cheung]] (born 1961), Hong Kong actor and singer
* [[Karin Anna Cheung]] (born 1974), American actress, singer, and songwriter
* [[Leslie Cheung]] (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor and musician
* [[Louis Cheung]] (born 1980), Hong Kong actor, singer, and songwriter
* [[Maggie Cheung]] (born 1964), Hong Kong-British actress
* [[Margaret Chung]] (1889–1959), American physician
* [[Rachel Cheung]] (born 1991), Hong Kong classical pianist
* [[Sharla Cheung]] or Cheung Man (born 1967), Hong Kong actress
* [[Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung]] (born 1935), Chinese economist
* [[Cheung Tat-ming]] (born 1964), Hong Kong actor, comedian, director, and writer
* [[Teresa Cheung (singer)|Teresa Cheung]] (born 1959), Hong Kong singer
* [[Cheung Ka Long]] (born 1997), Fencing
 
===Teo===
* [[Teo Chee Hean]] (张志贤; born 1954), Singaporean politician, Senior Minister
* [[Teo Cheng Kiat]] (张振杰; born 1953), Singaporean white-collar criminal
* [[Josephine Teo Li Min]] (杨莉明; born 1968), Singaporean politician, Minister for Communications and Information
* [[Nicholas Teo]] (Chinese: 張棟樑; born 1981), Malaysian Chinese singer based in Taiwan
* [[Teo Nie Ching]] (張念群; born 1981), Malaysian politician, Deputy Minister of Education (2018–2020)
* [[Teo Ser Luck]] (张思乐; born 1968) Singaporean politician, Mayor of North East District (2009–2017)
* [[Felicia Teo Wei Ling]] (张玮凌; 1988–2007), Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered
* [[Teo Ghim Heng]] (张锦兴; born 1976), Singaporean convicted killer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter
* [[Teo Zi Ning]] (张芷宁; 2013–2017), Singaporean murder victim who was killed by her father Teo Ghim Heng
* [[Winnifred Teo Suan Lie]] (张碹丽 Zhāng Xuànlì; 1967–1985), Singaporean student and victim of an unsolved rape and murder case
 
===Tiong===
* [[Tiong Hiew King]] (born 1935), Chinese Malaysian businessman
* [[Tiong King Sing]] (born 1961), Chinese Malaysian politician
 
===Tjong===
* [[Tjong A Fie]] or Tjong Yiauw Hian (1860–1921), Indonesian businessman, philanthropist, banker and [[Kapitan China|Chinese Kapitan]] of [[Medan]]
 
==={{lang|zh|仉}}===
*Mother of [[Mencius]]
 
==See also==
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