Zhan () is the

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

romanization of several Chinese names, also spelled Chan in the

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' o ...

system common in Taiwan and in older publications

List of people with the surname Zhǎn (展)

* Zhan Ziqian ( 6th century), painter and official during the Sui dynasty * Zhan Zhao, fictional Song dynasty hero from the novel ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants'' * Zhan Wang (born 1962), Chinese sculptor * Zhan Tao (born 1963), Chinese mathematician

List of people with the surname Zhàn (湛)

369 湛 0.0079% 10.50 Hunan Also spelled 'Cham' based on the

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding a ...

pronunciation ( Yale Romanization: ;

Jyutping Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme. The LSHK advocates fo ...

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Zhan Ruoshui Zhan Ruoshui (, 1466–1560), was a Chinese philosopher, educator and a Confucian scholar. Biography Zhan was born in Zengcheng, Guangdong. He was appointed the president of Nanjing Guozijian (南京國子監, the Imperial Nanjing University) i ...

(1466–1560), Chinese philosopher * Kim Cham (born 1946), Hong Kong businessman and politician

List of people with the surname Zhān (詹)

127 詹 0.110% 147.00 Guangdong Also spelled Chim based on the Cantonese pronunciation (Yale Romanization: ; Jyutping: ), Chiem, and Cheam or Chiam based on the Hokkien pronunciation (

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (; ; ), also sometimes known as the Church Romanization, is an orthography used to write variants of Southern Min Chinese, particularly Taiwanese and Amoy Hokkien. Developed by Western missionaries working among the Chinese diaspora in Sout ...

: ): * Chan Hao-ching (born 1993), Taiwanese tennis player * Cheam June Wei (born 1997), Malaysian badminton player * Chiam See Tong (born 1935), Singaporean politician and lawyer *

Chim Pui-chung Chim Pui-chung (born 1946 in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Financial Services Functional Constituency. He is director of several companies. Political career Chim was a ...

(born 1946), Hong Kong politician * Jim Chim (born 1965), Hong Kong actor and comedian * Latisha Chan (born 1989), Taiwanese tennis player *

Yuh Nung Jan Yuh Nung Jan (; born January 11, 1947) is a Taiwanese-American neuroscientist. He is the Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Molecular Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he works together with his wife Lily Jan a ...

(born 1945), Chinese-born American neuroscientist *

Zhan Shichai Zhan Shichai () (between 1841-1847 – 5 November 1893) was a Chinese giant who toured the world as "Chang the Chinese Giant" in the 19th century; his stage name is "Chang Woo Gow". Zhan was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, in the 1840s, though r ...

(born 1841), Chinese giant, stage name Chang Woo Gow * Zhan Silu (born 1961), Chinese bishop * Zhan Tianyou (born 1861), pioneering Chinese railroad engineer *

Zhan Wenshan Zhan Wenshan (; February 1941 – 9 May 2019) was a Chinese electrical engineer and physicist who specialized in the research of magnetism. He was the founding director of the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC) of the Chinese Acad ...

(born 1941), Chinese physicist *

Zhan Ziqing Zhan Ziqing (; 1 November 1937 – 12 February 2019) was a Chinese historian with a specialization in ancient Chinese history (pre-Qin dynasty). He was a distinguished professor and Vice President of Northeast Normal University in Changchun. B ...

(born 1937), Chinese historian * Yuhao (born 1981) of the Taiwanese group ''

Nan Quan Mama Nan Quan Mama () is a Taiwanese music group. The name is a phrase in Mandarin to explain having strength while being gentle as a mother. They are closely tied with the well-known artist Jay Chou, but it was revealed after Lara and Chase Chang went ...

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Lesley Cheam Wei Yeng Lesley Cheam Wei Yeng () is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2022. She represented her country in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant. Early life and background Cheam was born in Selangor, Malaysia. She o ...

(born 1996), Malaysian beauty queen who won the

Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 was the 55th edition of the Miss Universe Malaysia pageant which was held on 7 October 2022 at M Resort and Hotel, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. Miss Universe Malaysia 2020, Francisca Luhong James crowned Cheam Wei Yeng ...

List of people with the surname Zhān (占)

Zhan Xugang Zhan Xugang (; born May 15, 1974 in Kaihua County, Zhejiang) is a former male Chinese weightlifter and later politician who won the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also ...

(born on 1974), Chinese weightlifter

List of people with the surname Zhàn (战/戰)

* Elisa Chan (), Taiwan-born American politician *

Zhan Yilin Zhan Yilin (Chinese: 战怡麟; Pinyin: ''Zhàn Yílín''; born 20 September 1989) is a Chinese football player. Club career Born in Shanghai, Zhan joined Genbao Football Academy in July 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia squad in 2006 ...

(born 1989), Chinese footballer {{surname Chinese-language surnames Multiple Chinese surnames