Usage of the character 張

Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓／稚让 ( Zhìràng), named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅／广雅 ( Guǎngyǎ) and several lost works

shēnzhāng

伸张

[伸張]

to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
to promote

zhāngzuǐ

张嘴

[張嘴]

to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
to gape

zhānghuáng

张皇

[張皇]

alarmed
flustered

zhānglì

张力

[張力]

tension

huāngzhāng

慌张

[慌張]

flustered
agitated

pūzhāng

铺张

[鋪張]

ostentation
extravagance

gēngzhāng

更张

[更張]

lit. to restring one's bow
to reform and start over again

Zhāng Níng

张宁

[張寧]

Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist

dānzhāng

单张

[單張]

flyer
leaflet
single-sheet (map etc)

zhāngliàng

张量

[張量]

tensor (math.)

Zhāngyè

张掖

[張掖]

Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu

Zhāng Pǔ

张溥

[張溥]

Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社／复社 (fùshè) cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記／五人墓碑记 (wǔrénmùbēijì)

Zhāng Héng

张衡

[張衡]

Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician

zhāngluo

张罗

[張羅]

to take care of
to raise money
to attend to (guests, customers etc)

Zhāng Jí

张籍

[張籍]

Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet

Zhāng Yáng

张扬

[張揚]

Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter

Zhāng Sān

张三

[張三]

Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三／张三 ( Zhāng Sān), 李四 ( Lǐ Sì), 王五 ( Wáng Wǔ) Tom, Dick and Harry
(dialect) wolf

zhāngxīn

张心

[張心]

to be troubled
to be concerned

guāizhāng

乖张

[乖張]

recalcitrant
unreasonable
peevish

zhāngkāi

张开

[張開]

to open up
to spread
to extend

Zhāng Bǎo

张宝

[張寶]

Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝／汉朝 ( Hàncháo)

Zhāng Xūn

张勋

[張勳]

Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟／张勋复辟 ( Zhāng Xūn Fùbì)

zhāngtiē

张贴

[張貼]

to post (a notice)
to advertise

yàngzhāng

样张

[樣張]

(printing) proof; specimen page
sample photograph
(fashion design) pattern sheet

Zhāngyí

张怡

[張怡]

Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing

zhāngkuáng

张狂

[張狂]

brash
insolent
frantic

Zhāng Xù

张旭

[張旭]

Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書／草书

jǐnzhāng

紧张

[緊張]

nervous
keyed up
intense
tense
strained
in short supply
scarce
CL:陣／阵 (zhèn)

zhāngwàng

张望

[張望]

to look around
to peep (through a crack)
to peer at
to throw a look at

zhāngchí

张弛

[張弛]

tension and relaxation

Zhāngwān

张湾

[張灣]

Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市 ( Shíyànshì), Hubei

Zhāng Róng

张戎

[張戎]

Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻／张二鸿 ( Zhāng Erhóng), author of Wild Swans 野天鵝／野天鹅 ( Yě Tiān'é) and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事／毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事 ( Máo Zédōng· Xiānwéirénzhīde Gùshi)

Zhāng Huá

张华

[張華]

Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician
Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank
other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

Zhāng Fēi

张飞

[張飛]

Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine

xiāozhāng

嚣张

[囂張]

rampant
unbridled
arrogant
aggressive

kuāzhāng

夸张

[誇張]

to exaggerate
overstated; exaggerated
hyperbole
(coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous

Zhāngběi

张北

[張北]

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Zhāng Dài

张岱

[張岱]

Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar

Zhāng Yí

张仪

[張儀]

Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

Zhāngdiàn

张店

[張店]

Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

zhǔzhāng

主张

[主張]

to advocate
to stand for
view
position
stand
proposition
viewpoint
assertion
CL:個／个 (gè)

Zhāng Jué

张角

[張角]

Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han

Zhāng Chǎng

张敞

[張敞]

Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty

zhānghuáng

张惶

[張惶]

variant of 張皇／张皇 (zhānghuáng)

shūzhāng

舒张

[舒張]

to relax and expand
(physiology) diastole

Zhāng Bīn

张斌

[張斌]

Zhang Bin (1979-), CCTV sports presenter

kāizhāng

开张

[開張]

to open a business
first transaction of a business day

Zhāng Zhèn

张震

[張震]

Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor

Zhāngyèshì

张掖市

[張掖市]

Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu

Zhāng Xiànzhōng

张献忠

[張獻忠]

Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt

Zhāng Gāolì

张高丽

[張高麗]

Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician

Zhāng Bózhī

张柏芝

[張柏芝]

Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer

Zhāngjiāgǎng

张家港

[張家港]

Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

Zhāng Huìmèi

张惠妹

[張惠妹]

A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer

Zhāng Zéduān

张择端

[張擇端]

Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter

chízhāngrè

弛张热

[弛張熱]

remittent fever

Zhāng Guótāo

张国焘

[張國燾]

Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938

Zhāng Jūzhèng

张居正

[張居正]

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

Zhāng Wéntiān

张闻天

[張聞天]

Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist

Zhāng Sháohán

张韶涵

[張韶涵]

Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress

Zhāng Tíngyù

张廷玉

[張廷玉]

Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 ( Míngshǐ) and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典 ( Kāngxī Zìdiǎn)

Zhāngjiākǒu

张家口

[張家口]

Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei

Zhāng Dàqiān

张大千

[張大千]

Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century

Zhāng Chūnfān

张春帆

[張春帆]

Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜／九尾龟

Zhāng Zìliè

张自烈

[張自烈]

Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通 ( Zhèngzìtōng)

Zhāng Zhìxīn

张志新

[張志新]

Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979

Zhāngbólún

张伯伦

[張伯倫]

Chamberlain (name)
Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player

Zhāng Yìnhuán

张荫桓

[張蔭桓]

Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat

Zhāngběixiàn

张北县

[張北縣]

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Zhāng Jìngchū

张静初

[張靜初]

Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress

Zhāng Erhóng

张二鸿

[張二鴻]

Jung Chang 張戎／张戎 ( Zhāng Róng) (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝／野天鹅 ( Yě Tiān'é) and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事／毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事 ( Máo Zédōng· Xiānwéirénzhīde Gùshi)

Zhāngjiājiè

张家界

[張家界]

Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸 ( Dàyōng)

Zhāng Déjiāng

张德江

[張德江]

Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician

Zhāng Xuéliáng

张学良

[張學良]

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army

Zhāng Tiānyì

张天翼

[張天翼]

Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密／宝葫芦的秘密 ( Bǎohúlude Mìmì)

Zhāng Chūnqiáo

张春桥

[張春橋]

Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four

Zhāng Chúnrú

张纯如

[張純如]

Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking"

Zhāng Yìmóu

张艺谋

[張藝謀]

Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director

Zhāng Mànyù

张曼玉

[張曼玉]

Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress

Zhāng Guóróng

张国荣

[張國榮]

Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor

Zhāng Zhìzhōng

张治中

[張治中]

Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general

Zhāng Tàiléi

张太雷

[張太雷]

Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party

Zhāng Zhīdòng

张之洞

[張之洞]

Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing

Zhāng Aìlíng

张爱玲

[張愛玲]

Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist

Zhāng Xuéyǒu

张学友

[張學友]

Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star

Zhāngdiàn Qū

张店区

[張店區]

Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

Zhāngyìzhī

张易之

[張易之]

Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天／武则天 ( Wǔ Zétiān)

shísānzhāng

十三张

[十三張]

Chinese poker

Zhāng Zìzhōng

张自忠

[張自忠]

Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Zhāng Ruòxū

张若虚

[張若虛]

Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜

Wěizhāngguó

尾张国

[尾張國]

Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya

Zhāng Yíníng

张怡宁

[張怡寧]

Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist

Zhāngwānqū

张湾区

[張灣區]

Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市 ( Shíyànshì), Hubei

shūzhāngyā

舒张压

[舒張壓]

diastolic blood pressure

Zhāng Zuòlín

张作霖

[張作霖]

Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928

Zhāng Sēngyóu

张僧繇

[張僧繇]

Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

Zhāng Chéngzé

张成泽

[張成澤]

Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日 ( Jīn Zhèngrì), uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩 ( Jīn Zhèng'ēn), in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed

dānzhānghuìpiào

单张汇票

[單張匯票]

sola bill of exchange (international trade)

biǎomiànzhānglì

表面张力

[表面張力]

surface tension

xūzhāngshēngshì

虚张声势

[虛張聲勢]

(false) bravado
to bluff

zuòzhāngzuòzhì

做张做致

[做張做致]

see 做張做智／做张做智 (zuòzhāngzuòzhì)

gāngjǔmùzhāng

纲举目张

[綱舉目張]

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
(of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì

张三李四

[張三李四]

(lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four; (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry

Zhāngjiāgǎngshì

张家港市

[張家港市]

Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

zhāngkǒujiéshé

张口结舌

[張口結舌]

agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
gaping and speechless

Zhāng Xūn Fùbì

张勋复辟

[張勳復辟]

Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳／张勋 ( Zhāng Xūn) to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) to the throne

dàzhāngshēngshì

大张声势

[大張聲勢]