Chung

See also: chung, chưng, chúng, chứng, chùng, and Chüng

English

Alternative forms

• (Korean surname 정(鄭)): Jeong, Jung, Jong
• (Chinese surname 宗): Jung, Zung, Zong, Tsung, Cheong, Choong, Tjung, Tjoeng
• (Chinese surname 鍾/钟): Zhong, Zung, Cheng, Chiong, Cheong, Choong, Tjung, Tjoeng
• (Chinese surname 張/张): Cheung, Zoeng, Zhang, Chang
• (Chinese surname 蔣/蒋): Cheung, Chiang, Jiang
• (Chinese surname 仲): Zhong, Zung, Tiong, Cheong, Choong, Tjung, Tjoeng

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʌŋ/

Proper noun

Chung

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

Anagrams

• gunch

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Tjoeng (chiefly 1901–1947)
• Tjung, Tjhung (chiefly 1947–1972)
• Cung, Cng

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 莊 / 庄 (Chng). Doublet of Chuang.

Proper noun

Chung

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Cantonese 鍾 / 钟 (Zung¹), via English Chung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃʊŋ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsuŋ/ [ˈt͡sʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: Chung

Proper noun

Chung (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

See also

• Chong
• Ching
• Cheng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鍾.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Homophones: chung, trung, Trung

Proper noun

Chung • (鍾)

1. a surname from Chinese
2. a male given name from Chinese