chang
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.73 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia
name
Example Sentences
- "Former Chinese warlord Chang Hsueh-liang, who along with Chinese Communists kidnapped Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek and changed the course of Chinese history, died in Hawaii on Oct. 15, Taiwan and Chinese news agencies reported. He was 100.[…] Chang was born June 3, 1901, in the northeastern province of Liaoning, the son of Manchurian military strongman Chang Tso-lin."
- "Zhang Xueliang, whose name was also rendered Chang Hsueh-liang, was born in 1901 in Manchuria. His father, Zhang Zuolin, a leading warlord known as "the Old Marshal," was assassinated in 1928 by the Japanese. "The Young Marshal" emerged in his place as one of the most powerful military figures in China."
- "The man surnamed Chang (張) on Monday was taken back to his residence in Cianjhen District to clarify how the alleged murders took place after blood samples collected at his home last week matched DNA samples provided by family members of three previously reported missing women."
- "Chang Chen-wei (章宸瑋), a second-year high school student, said he learned a lot from the American participants, whom he said "did not just come here to compete." Describing the local teams as valuing more than just wins and losses, Chang said he was impressed by their collaboration and enjoyment of the process, which allowed them to showcase their individual talents."
Etymology
From Persian چنگ (čang).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: چنگ, -, 常, 장
Inflected Forms
Phrases
kee chang
Keen-chang
Pyeong-chang
Wu-chang
Chang-chia-k'ou
Chang-ch'iao
Chang River
Wiktionary’s coverage of Chang terms