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Chiang

Chiang proper noun: a surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang. Also the alternative form of Jiang.

Proper noun (1)

Chiang (plural Chiangs)

  1. A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
    • In his speech at the mass rally mentioned above, Chiang Tse-min described Teng as a loyal comrade-in-arms of Mao Tse-tung and the most prominent successor and developer of Mao Tse-tung thought. He stressed the way that both Teng and Mao formulated their policies in line with the specific situation...1996, An-chia Wu, “The CCP's "Socialist Market Economy" Proposal”, in Bih-jaw Lin, James T. Myers, editors, Contemporary China in the Post-Cold War Era, University of South Carolina Press, →ISBN...

Proper noun (2)

Chiang (plural Chiangs)

  1. A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.

Proper noun (3)

Chiang (plural Chiangs)

  1. A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
    • As early as August we had publicly withdrawn our opposition to consideration of this question and indicated our support of the concept of the "two Chinas," Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China on Taiwan and the Communist People's Republic of China, each to have membership in the world organization.
    • It had not been easy for me to take a position that would be so disappointing to our old friend and loyal ally, Chiang.1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 556

Also used as

Chiang is also the alternative form of Jiang.

Forms of Chiang

pluralChiangs

Origin of Chiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 江 (Jiāng), "river", particularly the "Yangtze River".

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姜 (Jiāng), an ancient surname now also used for "ginger".

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 蔣 /蒋 (Jiǎng).

Words formed from Chiang

Phrases with Chiang

Questions about Chiang

What does Chiang mean?
Chiang means a surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
What part of speech is Chiang?
Chiang is a proper noun.

Words near Chiang in the dictionary

  1. Chian earth
  2. Chian turpentine
  3. Chianan Plain
  4. Chianese
  5. Chianeses
  6. Chiang
  7. Chiang Mai
  8. Chiang Rai
  9. Chiang-chin
  10. Chiang-han
  11. Chiang-hoa

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