Zang (surname)
Zang is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 臧 in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsang in Wade–Giles. It is listed 112th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 241st most common surname in China, shared by 310,000 people, with the province with the most being Shandong.[2]
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| Pronunciation | Zāng (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Tsang |
Notable people
- Zang Tu (died 202 BC), King of Yan of the Han dynasty
- Zang Gong (臧宫; died 58 AD), Eastern Han general, Marquis of Langling
- Zang Hong (臧洪; died 196), Eastern Han general
- Zang Ba (c. 162–230s), Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms general
- Zang Aiqin (臧愛親; 360–408), wife of Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of Liu Song
- Zang Zhi (臧质; 400–454), Liu Song general
- Zang Maoxun (1550–1620), Ming dynasty playwright
- Zang Shiyi (1884–1956), Republic of China Governor of Liaoning, politician of Manchukuo
- Zang Qifang (臧启芳; 1894–1961), Republic of China Mayor of Tianjin, President of Northeastern University
- Zang Kejia (1905–2004), poet
- Zang Boping (臧伯平; 1913–2005), President of Nankai University, Deputy Minister of Education
- Zang Yuyan (臧玉琰; 1923–2005), singer
- Zang Cailing (born 1954), football player and coach
- Zang Jinsheng (born 1959), actor
- Sheng Xue or Zang Xihong (born 1962), Chinese-Canadian writer
- Zang Tianshuo (born 1964), rock musician
- Zang Haili (born 1978), football player
- Zang Jialiang (born 1988), Olympic curler
- Zang Yifeng (born 1993), football player
- Zang Wenbo (born 1996), figure skater
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References
- "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
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