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Chung.

A common surname from Korean.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/t͡ʃʌŋ/
  1. A common surname from Korean.

  2. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

Romanization * From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee. * From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.