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Chang
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- 1 A surname from Mandarin.
"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."
- 2 A surname from Chinese.
"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."
- 3 A surname from Chinese.
- 4 A surname from Chinese.
- 5 A surname from Korean.
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- 6 A Naga language spoken in north-eastern India.
- 7 A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.
- 1 A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia
Etymology
From Persian چنگ (čang).
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張／张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 章 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹.
From Mandarin 常 (Cháng).
From Chinese 鄭／郑, either via Hakka Chhang or Cantonese zeng⁶.
From Korean 장 (jang).
Borrowed from Dzongkha ལྕང་ (lcang)
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