Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Chinese Scripts 张(Chinese) 張(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂaŋ/ [key·simplify] 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 RootzhāngVariantsChang(Chinese) Cheung, Chong(Chinese (Cantonese)) User SubmissionZhang Categories chess Grandmasters, child actors, Chocolatier characters, expressionist artists, folk heroes, impressionist artists, isograms, mixed martial artists, mountaineers, polymaths, Swimming Hall of Famers, Virtua Tennis opponent characters