Pronunciation | Zhā (Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Word/name | Jiāng (surname 姜) |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Cha |
Zha is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 查 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Cha in Wade–Giles. Zha is listed 397th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 176th most common surname in China, shared by 680,000 people.[2] It was originated as a branch of the Jiang (姜) surname. Zha was originally the name of a district in modern-day Shandong province.[3]