Zha is the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally writte ...

romanization of the Chinese surname written in

Chinese character Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as ''kanj ...

. It is romanized as Cha in

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' o ...

. Zha is listed 397th in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

classic text ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

''. As of 2008, it is the 176th most common surname in China, shared by 680,000 people. It was originated as a branch of the Jiang (姜) surname. Zha was originally the name of a district in modern-day Shandong province.尋根溯源中國人的姓氏: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames

Notable people

* Zha Jizuo (1601–1676),

Ming The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ...

and Qing dynasty scholar * Zha Shibiao (1615–1698), Ming and Qing dynasty landscape painter * Zha Sheng ( 查昇; 1650–1707), Qing dynasty calligrapher * Zha Shenxing (1650–1727), Qing dynasty poet * Zha Sili ( 查嗣瑮; 1652–1733), Qing dynasty scholar, brother of Zha Shenxing *

Zha Siting Zha or ZHA may refer to: * Zha (surname) (查), a Chinese surname * Zhanjiang Airport, IATA code ZHA * Zhuang languages, ISO 639 code zha * Zimperium Handset Alliance, an association of device vendors and carriers exchanging security-related Androi ...

( 查嗣庭; died 1727), Qing dynasty scholar-official, victim of the literary Inquisition, brother of Zha Shenxing * Zha Weiren ( 查为仁; 1695–1749), Qing dynasty poet * Zha Kui ( 查揆; 1770–1834), Qing dynasty poet * Zha Fuxi (1895–1976),

guqin The ''guqin'' (; ) is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favoured by scholars and Scholar-bureaucrats, literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinemen ...

player and scholar, aviator * Zha Qian ( 查谦; 1896–1975), physicist, first president of

Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a public research university located in Guanshan Subdistrict, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei province, China. As a national key university directly affiliated to the Ministry of E ...

* Cha Liang-chao (1897–1982), Republic of China educator * Cha Liang-chien ( 查良鑑; 1904–1994), Republic of China

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

, brother of Cha Liang-chao * Cha Chi Ming (1914–2007), entrepreneur and philanthropist * Mu Dan or Zha Liangzheng (1918–1977), poet * Louis Cha Leung-yung or Zha Liangyong, Jin Yong ( :zh:查良鏞; 1924–2018),

wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted ...

novelist with over 100 million copies of his works sold worldwide * Zha Quanxing (1925–2019), chemist, member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...

, son of Zha Qian * Cha Mou Sing ( 查懋聲; born 1943), chairman of HKR International, son of Cha Chi Ming * Zha Peixin ( 查培新; born 1946), Chinese ambassador to Canada and the United Kingdom *

Laura Cha Laura Cha Shih May-lung, GBM, GBS, JP (; born 5 December 1949) is a Hong Kong businesswoman and politician. She is the Chairman of Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporat ...

(查史美倫, born 1949, original name Shih May-lung), Hong Kong businesswoman and politician, wife of Cha Mou Zing * Cha Mou Zing (born 1950), vice-chairman of HKR International, son of Cha Chi Ming *

Zha Jianguo Zha or ZHA may refer to: * Zha (surname) (查), a Chinese surname * Zhanjiang Airport, IATA code ZHA * Zhuang languages, ISO 639 code zha * Zimperium Handset Alliance, an association of device vendors and carriers exchanging security-related Androi ...

( 查建国; born 1953), dissident, cofounder of the Democracy Party of China * Cha Chuen Yee ( 查傳誼; born 1956), Hong Kong film director and producer * Zha Jianying (born 1959),

Chinese-American Chinese Americans are Americans of Han Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans along with their ancestors trace lineage from m ...

journalist and writer * Hai Zi or Zha Haisheng (1964–1989), poet * Zha Jie (born 1994), actor and model

References

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