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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Chinese
Scripts (Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. CHAH  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 查 (zhā) referring to the ancient fief of Zha, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from the name of a fief that was part of the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Added 2/9/2023 by anonymous