Zhan () is the

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

romanization of several Chinese names, also spelled Chan in the

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'' of ...

system common in Taiwan and in older publications

List of people with the surname Zhǎn (展)

Zhan Ziqian Zhan Ziqian (; c. mid to late 6th century)Barnhart: Page 371. was a famous painter of ancient China from Yangxin County in modern-day Shandong province. His birth and death dates are unknown. It is known that in the Sui dynasty (581–618) he ...

( 6th century), painter and official during the Sui dynasty *

Zhan Zhao Zhan Zhao (展昭) is a fictional character in the Chinese wuxia classic ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants''. Nicknamed the "Southern Hero", he is a righteous knight-errant with incredible martial arts skills, often helping Prefect Bao Zh ...

, fictional Song dynasty hero from the novel ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants'' * Zhan Wang (born 1962), Chinese sculptor *

Zhan Tao Zhan Tao (; born April 1963) is a Chinese mathematician who served as president of Jilin University from 2008 to 2011 and president of Shandong University from 2000 to 2008. Biography Zhan was born in April 1963, in Yanzhou County (now Yanzhou ...

(born 1963), Chinese mathematician

List of people with the surname Zhàn (湛)

369 湛 0.0079% 10.50 Hunan Also spelled 'Cham' based on the

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation ( Yale Romanization: ;

Jyutping Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme. The LSHK advocates for ...

: ) * Zhan Ruoshui (1466–1560), Chinese philosopher * Kim Cham (born 1946), Hong Kong businessman and politician

List of people with the surname Zhān (詹)

127 詹 0.110% 147.00 Guangdong Also spelled Chim based on the Cantonese pronunciation (Yale Romanization: ; Jyutping: ), Chiem, and Cheam or Chiam based on the Hokkien pronunciation (

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (; ; ), also sometimes known as the Church Romanization, is an orthography used to write variants of Southern Min Chinese, particularly Taiwanese and Amoy Hokkien. Developed by Western missionaries working among the Chinese diaspora in South ...

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Chan Hao-ching Chan Hao-ching (; ; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won 18 WTA, 2 WTA Challenger and 6 ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the ...

(born 1993), Taiwanese tennis player *

Cheam June Wei Cheam June Wei (born 23 January 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Career Cheam started playing badminton at aged 8 in Penang. As a junior player, he has been tra ...

(born 1997), Malaysian badminton player *

Chiam See Tong Chiam See Tong (; born 12 March 1935) is a Singaporean retired politician and lawyer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Potong Pasir SMC between 1984 and 2011. He was one of the two opposition MPs in Parliament. Lawyer by profess ...

(born 1935), Singaporean politician and lawyer *

Chim Pui-chung Chim Pui-chung (born 1946 in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the financial services, Financial Services Functional constituency (Hong Kong), Functional Constituency. He is exec ...

(born 1946), Hong Kong politician *

Jim Chim Jim Chim Sui-man (; born 6 May 1965) is a Hong Kong-based stage actor and comedian. Biography Jim Chim, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, co-founded the company with Olivia Yan in 1993. Since then, he has been performing and dire ...

(born 1965), Hong Kong actor and comedian *

Latisha Chan Latisha Chan (born 17 August 1989), formerly known by her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan (; ), is a Taiwanese tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. She has won 33 career titles in doubles, including a Grand Slam title at the 2017 ...

(born 1989), Taiwanese tennis player *

Yuh Nung Jan Yuh Nung Jan (; born January 11, 1947) is a Taiwanese-American neuroscientist. He is the Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Molecular Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he works together with his wife Lily Jan a ...

(born 1945), Chinese-born American neuroscientist * Zhan Shichai (born 1841), Chinese giant, stage name Chang Woo Gow *

Zhan Silu Vincent Zhan Silu (born March 13, 1961) is the current Roman Catholic bishop of the archdiocese of Funing. Biography Zhiu was consecrated priest on June 24, 1989 and bishop on January 6, 2000 serving as auxiliary bishop of Funing without papa ...

(born 1961), Chinese bishop *

Zhan Tianyou Zhan Tianyou/Chan T'ien-yu (; 26 April 1861 – 24 April 1919), or Jeme Tien-Yow as he called himself in English, based on the Cantonese pronunciation, was a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer. Educated in the United States, he was the chief ...

(born 1861), pioneering Chinese railroad engineer * Zhan Wenshan (born 1941), Chinese physicist * Zhan Ziqing (born 1937), Chinese historian * Yuhao (born 1981) of the Taiwanese group ''

Nan Quan Mama Nan Quan Mama () is a Taiwanese music group. The name is a phrase in Mandarin to explain having strength while being gentle as a mother. They are closely tied with the well-known artist Jay Chou, but it was revealed after Lara and Chase Chang wen ...

'' * Lesley Cheam Wei Yeng (born 1996), Malaysian beauty queen who won the Miss Universe Malaysia 2022

List of people with the surname Zhān (占)

Zhan Xugang Zhan Xugang (; born May 15, 1974 in Kaihua County, Zhejiang) is a former male Chinese weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barb ...

(born on 1974), Chinese weightlifter

List of people with the surname Zhàn (战/戰)

Elisa Chan Elisa Chan () is a Taiwanese-American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member for District 9 of the San Antonio City Council in San Antonio, Texas. She was a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary for the Texas House of Representa ...

(), Taiwan-born American politician * Zhan Yilin (born 1989), Chinese footballer {{surname Chinese-language surnames Multiple Chinese surnames