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 child actors, Chocolatier characters, folk heroes, isograms, MMA, mountaineers, Virtua Tennis opponent characters