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Zhong | |||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 鍾 / 鐘 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 锺 / 钟 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōng | ||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Zung1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | vessel | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zhong | |||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 仲 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhòng | ||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Zung6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | second, middle | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng (鍾/鐘/钟), and Zhòng (仲). These are also transliterated as Chung (especially in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia), Cheong or Choong (in Malaysia), Tjung or Tjoeng (in Indonesia), and Chiong (in the Philippines). It is the 53rd most common surname in Mainland China.