Romanization | Zhuāng (Mandarin) Zong (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Meaning | Dignified, grave |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Trang (Vietnamese) Jang (Korean) |
Derivative(s) | Budiman, Dozan, Juanda, Juandi, Mercubuwono (Chinese Indonesian) |
See also | Yan (surname 嚴) |
Zhuang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 莊 in Traditional Chinese and 庄 in Simplified Chinese. It is usually romanized as "Chuang" in Taiwan in the Wade-Giles system. It is spoken in the first tone: Zhuāng.
Zhuang is listed 323rd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 113th most common surname in China, shared by 1.6 million people.[2]