Chinese surname · rank 172
查
查 is read as zhā.
Pinyin
zhā
Script forms
Simplified 查 · Traditional 査
Basic meaning
investigate, examine, seek into
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE
Place: Place or fief-name traditions with later changed-surname branches; surname reading zhā.
Origin note
Zha is safest as a multi-origin surname, with place or fief-name traditions and later changed-surname branches. The surname reading should be treated as zha rather than the common character reading cha. Reading note: Surname reading zhā; do not use the common chá reading for this row.
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