[HPforGrownups] Cho's Name

[Cai Hui]

No: HPFGUIDX 21033

Margaret Dean <margdean at e...> wrote

>> OTOH, "Cho" could be a Chinese name as well. It could mean "autumn"
>> (the chinese translator thought so), which is a plausible enough name for
>> a Chinese girl. Or it could mean "surpass," which is kind of boyish, but
>> not so bad either.
>
> Cool!  So what are the possibilities for "Chang" as a name?  Do
> they go together to make something interesting? 

Unfortunately not so easy. There're at least two possibilites for the
surname "Chang." One of them came from a place name, but the
character also means 1. chapter; verse; section. 2. order. 3. literary
writing. 4. rules; regulations. 5. stamp, seal. 6. memorial to the throne. 
7. badge; insignia; medal.

The other is even more interesting. It is formed by two different
characters which combined means "a long bow". The meaning of this
surname could be: 1.to fix (a bowstring); to string (a musical instrument)
2. open; spread; stretch  3. set out, display. 4. expand, extend.
5. magnify, exaggerate. 6. look. 7.give free rein to, indulge. 8. (of
a shop) start business; set up. 9. put to good use; give free play to
10. catch with a net; net; trap. 

It is also the name of one of the 28 Lunar Mansions.

[Source: Chinese-English Dictionary (Shanghai Jiaotong University)]

Choose what you like!

Hui


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