Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Chinese Scripts 张(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. DetailsRelated Names VariantsChang(Chinese) Cheung, Chong(Chinese (Cantonese)) Entry updated November 16, 2019 ·