English Explanatory Dictionary

Chung

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A common surname from Korean.
  2. A surname from Chinese.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃʌŋ/

Word forms

Chung Jeong Jung Jong Zung Zong Tsung Cheong Choong Tjung Tjoeng Zhong Cheng Chiong Cheung Zoeng Zhang Chang Chiang Jiang Tiong

Etymology

Romanization * From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee. * From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan

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