Jiang / Chiang can be a Mandarin transliteration of one of several
Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlik ...
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Jiǎng (surname 蔣) (
蔣), commonly spelled as Jiǎng, Chiang,
Cheung,
Jang,
Chioh
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Jiāng (surname 江)
Jiang (, also romanized Chiang, Kong, Kang) is a Chinese surname, accounting for 0.26% of the Han Chinese population. It is the 52nd most common Chinese surname and is the 141st surname listed in the Hundred Family Surnames poem, contained in th ...
(
江), commonly spelled as Jiāng, Chiang,
Gong,
Kong,
Kang,
Kiang
The kiang (''Equus kiang'') is the largest of the '' Asinus'' subgenus. It is native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it inhabits montane and alpine grasslands. Its current range is restricted to the plains of the Tibetan plateau; Ladakh; and n ...
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Jiāng (surname 姜)
Jiang (, also romanized Gang, Geung, Gung, Chiang, Keung, Keong, Kiang) is one of the oldest Chinese surname, being one of the original ''xing'' (姓) surnames. It was one of the " Eight Great ''Xing''s of High Antiquity" ( 上古八大姓), along ...
(
姜), commonly spelled as Jiāng,
Kang,
Gang, Geung, Gung, Chiang, Keung, Keong, Kiang
#強, commonly spelled as Jiàng,
Gang, Geong, Geung, Khiang,
Qiang, Chiang
Meanings of ''Du'' (杜)
* A type of
wild rice, believed to be
Zizania latifolia
''Zizania latifolia'', known as Manchurian wild rice (), is the only member of the wild rice genus ''Zizania'' native to Asia. It is used as a food plant. Both the stem and grain are edible. Gathered in the wild, Manchurian wild rice was an impor ...
, also known as Manchurian wild rice
* An interchangeable term for "Jiang(奖)". To reward sb.
* A surname.
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彊
Jiang, Qiang, Chiang, (彊/强) is a Chinese surname. It originated during the
26th century BC. It derived from the deity
Yujiang who was revered as the god of Water in
Ancient China
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapt ...
. Yujiang's descendants were given the surname Jiang (疆). During the
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...
, in the
Lu (state), those with the surname
Ji (姬) or of the family
Gongsun Jiang (公孙强) took the surname Jiang (疆). It was also used as a given name.
*in
Former Qin
The Former Qin, also called Fu Qin (苻秦), (351–394) was a dynastic state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in Chinese history ruled by the Di ethnicity. Founded by Fu Jian (posthumously Emperor Jingming) who originally served under the Later ...
, the name "Jiang Duan" (强端) became the Jiang (疆). Before this, the surname had been
Fu (苻), indicating descent from "Fú Jiān" (苻堅).
Notable people named 彊/强
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Jiang Shigong
Jiang Shigong (; born 11 November 1967) is a Chinese legal and political theorist, currently a professor at Peking University Law School, and a researcher on Hong Kong affairs. He is a "conservative socialist" exponent of Xi Jinping Thought a ...
, Chinese legal and political theorist
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Chinese-language surnames
Multiple Chinese surnames