Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Chinese Scripts 张(Chinese) 張(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. CHAHNG [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Chinese 张 (zhāng) meaning "stretch, extend". It may have denoted a bowmaker whose job it was to stretch bow wood. Related NamesDetails VariantsChang(Chinese) Cheung, Chong(Chinese (Cantonese)) Categories chess Grandmasters, child actors, Chocolatier characters, folk heroes, isograms, mixed martial artists, mountaineers, polymaths, Swimming Hall of Famers, Virtua Tennis opponent characters