GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 39

蒋

蒋 is read as jiǎng.

Pinyin

jiǎng

Script forms

Simplified 蒋 · Traditional 蔣

Basic meaning

wild rice plant; ancient state name

Five element

Wood

Origin

Time: Western Zhou period; Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE

Place: Ancient Jiang state, commonly associated with today's Huaibin, Henan Province

Origin note

A major Jiang surname tradition traces the surname to the ancient state of Jiang. The transmitted story connects Jiang with Bo Ling, a son of the Duke of Zhou, who was enfeoffed at Jiang. The Jiang state is commonly associated with today's Huaibin area in Henan Province. Descendants and state people later used Jiang as a surname.

Historical figures

蒋介石 (Jiang Jieshi)

1887-1975 CE · twentieth-century political and military leader

Also known as Chiang Kai-shek, he was a central figure in Republican Chinese history.

蒋士铨 (Jiang Shiquan)

1725-1784 CE · Qing poet and dramatist

A Qing literary figure known for poetry and drama.

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