Chinese surname · rank 164

詹 is read as zhān.

Pinyin

zhān

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 詹

Basic meaning

talk too much, verbose

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Zhou royal-branch tradition, 1046-256 BCE

Place: Zhou royal-branch and Zhan Hou / Zhan fief tradition; exact place remains cautious.

Origin note

Zhan is best described as a Zhou royal-branch surname tradition, with later accounts linking descendants to Zhan Hou or a Zhan fief. The exact place should remain cautious.

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