Meaning of Cho's name + Ginny/Harry/Cho - a long way to go...

[medeacallous]

No: HPFGUIDX 61066

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amura" <mranan at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sorenkickaguard" 
> <s_starr at m...> wrote:
> > Here's a thought from the very edge of a large envelope:
> > 
> > Cho Chang is connected with Chuang Chou/Zhangzi and his famous 
story
> > of the Fully-
> > Realised Person:
> > 
> > "Once Chang Chou dreamt he was a butterly, a butterfly flitting 
and
> > fluttering around, 
> > happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was
> > Chang Chou. 
> 
> My initial reply got an edit request so this is my 2nd try.
> It is quite ironic for me to see this butterfly thing up on this 
> board...well here is my full explaination and hope it would ease 
all 
> the butterflies in our brains ^o^
> 
> Cho Chang has nothing to do with Chuang Chou, it is not the same 
last 
> name, in Chinese they differ A LOT. In feudal times they are two 
> leading last names of two different kingdoms. They are NOT related.
> 
> 
> > JKR is a pretty cluey person and may have Cho Chang representing 
an
> > aspect of HP that 
> > is unattainable, but tangible -- just like the butterfly.
> > 
> > sorenkickaguard attempts to kick a goal, and misses ...
> 
> 
> And Cho does NOT mean butterfly. Based on my knowledge of reading 
> both Japanese version and the Chinese version, where both listed 
Cho 
> Chang as Chinese, Cho means "Autumn". Chang does not have a real 
> meaning but it is one the top 3 used Chinese last name. 
> 
> Autumn, no butterflies, they'd die at that time...


I'd like to snip for brevity, but I'm not sure what to cut!!  My 
point is, has JKR said that Cho Chang is of Chinese cultural 
heritage?  I confess to always assuming she was Korean (both names 
are also Korean).  I don't know if that is because I read it 
somewhere from JKR or if I picked it up by osmosis from my Korean 
friend named Cho.

Medea