张强 (Zhāngqiáng): Zhang Qiang (extremely common Chinese name)

Meanings

1 Zhang Qiang (extremely common Chinese name)
2 frequently used in textbooks as a generic male placeholder name, much like 'John Smith' in English

Characters

张

Zhāng

surname Zhang; to stretch

强

qiáng

strong, powerful

Examples

张强是我们部门的经理。

Zhāng Qiáng shì wǒmen bùmén de jīnglǐ.

Zhang Qiang is the manager of our department.

请张强同学回答问题。

Qǐng Zhāng Qiáng tóngxué huídá wèntí.

Please have classmate Zhang Qiang answer the question.

Tips

culture

张强 is so common that in Chinese online slang it functions as a punchline name — e.g. 'you know, that Zhang Qiang' — similar to saying 'some guy named Joe' in English.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

强 qiáng

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张虎 Zhānghǔ

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