Jiang (surname)
Jiang / Chiang can be a Mandarin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames:
- Jiǎng , commonly spelled as Jiǎng, Chiang, Cheung, Jang, Chioh
- Jiāng , commonly spelled as Jiāng, Chiang, Gong, Kong, Kang, Kiang
- Jiāng , commonly spelled as Jiāng, Kang, Gang, Geung, Gung, Chiang, Keung, Keong, Kiang
- 強, commonly spelled as Jiàng, Gang, Geong, Geung, Khiang, Qiang, Chiang
Meanings of ''Du'' (杜)
- A type of wild rice, believed to be Zizania latifolia, also known as Manchurian wild rice
- An interchangeable term for "Jiang ". To reward sb.
- A surname.
彊
- in Former Qin, the name "Jiang Duan" became the Jiang. Before this, the surname had been Fu, indicating descent from "Fú Jiān".
Notable people named 彊/强/蒋
- Jiang Shigong, Chinese legal and political theorist
- Jiang Yiyi, 蒋依依, Chinese actress