Chinese surname · rank 403

充

充 is read as chōng.

Pinyin

chōng

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 充

Basic meaning

fill, be full, supply

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Zhou official-title tradition, 1046-256 BCE

Place: Zhou ritual-office context; Qi state / Jiang-lineage tradition; Taiyuan commandery note

Origin note

Chong/充 is presented as a surname with both office-title and ancestor-name layers. One account derives it from the Zhou office Chongren, an official role connected with caring for sacrificial animals; descendants could use the office title as a surname. Another account links Chong to Chong Lu of Qi and treats it as a name-derived surname within Jiang-lineage tradition. The page keeps these layers separate from the everyday meaning of filling or supplying.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Chong/充 surname - Zhou Chongren office-title source, Qi Chong Lu person-name source, and Baijiaxing rank
Zupulu: Chong/充 surname - Zhou Chongren office-title explanation and Chong Yu note
Baijiayoupu: Chong/充 surname encyclopedia - Qi Chong Lu / Jiang lineage person-name source
Han Dian: Chong/充 - fill, supply, and surname meanings only
Ctext: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 柴瞿閻充

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Origin note

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