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Zha is the
Mandarin
pinyin romanization of the
Chinese surname written
查 in
Chinese character . It is romanized as Cha in
Wade–Giles . Zha is listed 397th in the
Song dynasty
classic text
Hundred Family Surnames .
[1] As of 2008, it is the 176th most common surname in China, shared by 680,000 people.
[2] It was originated as a branch of the
Jiang (姜) surname. Zha was originally the name of a district in modern-day Shandong province.
[3]
Notable people
Zha Jizuo (1601–1676),
Ming and
Qing dynasty scholar
Zha Shibiao (1615–1698), Ming and Qing dynasty landscape painter
Zha Sheng (
查昇 ; 1650–1707), Qing dynasty calligrapher
Zha Shenxing (1650–1727), Qing dynasty poet
Zha Sili (
查嗣瑮 ; 1652–1733), Qing dynasty scholar, brother of Zha Shenxing
Zha Siting (
查嗣庭 ; died 1727), Qing dynasty scholar-official, victim of the
literary Inquisition , brother of Zha Shenxing
Zha Weiren (
查为仁 ; 1695–1749), Qing dynasty poet
Zha Kui (
查揆 ; 1770–1834), Qing dynasty poet
Zha Fuxi (1895–1976),
guqin player and scholar, aviator
Zha Qian (
查谦 ; 1896–1975), physicist, first president of
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Cha Liang-chao (1897–1982), Republic of China educator
Cha Liang-chien (
查良鑑 ; 1904–1994), Republic of China
Minister of Justice , brother of Cha Liang-chao
Cha Chi Ming (1914–2007), entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mu Dan or Zha Liangzheng (1918–1977), poet
Louis Cha Leung-yung or Zha Liangyong, Jin Yong (
zh:查良鏞 ; 1924–2018),
wuxia novelist with over 100 million copies of his works sold worldwide
Zha Quanxing (1925–2019), chemist, member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences , son of Zha Qian
Cha Mou Sing (
查懋聲 ; 1943–2020), chairman of
HKR International , son of Cha Chi Ming
Zha Peixin (
查培新 ; born 1946), Chinese ambassador to Canada and the United Kingdom
Laura Cha (查史美倫, born 1949, original name Shih May-lung), Hong Kong businesswoman and politician, wife of Cha Mou Zing
Cha Mou Zing (born 1950), vice-chairman of HKR International, son of Cha Chi Ming
Zha Jianguo (
查建国 ; born 1953), dissident, cofounder of the
Democracy Party of China
Cha Chuen Yee (
查傳誼 ; born 1956), Hong Kong film director and producer
Zha Jianying (born 1959),
Chinese-American journalist and writer
Hai Zi or Zha Haisheng (1964–1989), poet
Zha Jie (born 1994), actor and model
Fictional characters
Kate Cha/Dupli-Kate , an Image Universe superhero in the comic and television series Invincible
Paul Cha/Multi-Paul , an Image Universe supervillain in the comic and television series Invincible
References
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"百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28 .
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中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28 .
^ 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames