A Chinese surname meaning 'river' or 'large stream'. Also refers to the Yangtze River in Chinese.
From Middle Chinese, ultimately from Old Chinese *kruŋ meaning 'river' or 'stream'. The character 江 has been used for over 3000 years to denote major waterways in Chinese geography and became a common surname.
Jiang is one of the most geographically meaningful surnames in the world, literally connecting millions of people to China's great rivers. The Yangtze River alone, known as Chang Jiang in Chinese, flows for over 3,900 miles and has shaped Chinese civilization for millennia.
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