Jiang / Chiang can be a Mandarin transliteration of one of several

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...

s: # Jiǎng (surname 蔣) ( 蔣), commonly spelled as Jiǎng, Chiang, Cheung, Jang, Chioh # Jiāng (surname 江) ( 江), commonly spelled as Jiāng, Chiang,

Gong A gongFrom Indonesian language, Indonesian and ; ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ; ; ; ; is a percussion instrument originating from Southeast Asia, and used widely in Southeast Asian and East Asian musical traditions. Gongs are made of metal and ...

, Kong, Kang, Kiang # Jiāng (surname 姜) ( 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, also known as Manchurian wild rice * An interchangeable term for "Jiang (奖)". To reward sb. * A surname.汉典：蒋的解释https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E8%92%8B

彊

Jiang, Qiang, Chiang, (彊/强) is a Chinese surname. It originated during the

26th century BC The 26th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2600 BC to 2501 BC. Events Crete * c. 2600–2400 BC: Minoan civilization, Early Minoan I period in Crete. Egypt * c. 2551–2526 BC: Reign of Khufu, second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynas ...

. It derived from the deity Yujiang who was revered as the god of Water in

Ancient China The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Y ...

. Yujiang's descendants were given the surname Jiang (疆). During the

Zhou dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military ...

, in the

Lu (state) Lu (; 249 BC) was a vassal Ancient Chinese states, state during the Zhou dynasty of History of China#Ancient China, ancient China located around modern Shandong. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of ...

, those with the surname Ji (姬) or of the family

Gongsun Gongsun () is one of the few Chinese compound surnames. Famous people with this surname include: * Gongsun Xuanyuan, reputed name of the Yellow Emperor; other sources say his surname was Jī (surname), Ji * Gongsun Shu, emperor of Chengjia * Sha ...

Jiang (公孙强) took the surname Jiang (疆). It was also used as a given name. *in

Former Qin Qin, known as the Former Qin and Fu Qin (苻秦) in historiography, was a Dynasties of China, dynastic state of China ruled by the Fu (Pu) clan of the Di (Five Barbarians), Di peoples during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Founded in the wake of ...

, 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

* Jiang Shigong, Chinese legal and political theorist

References

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