What does Zhu Yuanzhang's Zhang mean? What does Zhang mean?

1. Zhang: It is a pictophonetic character, with "Wang (jade)" as the phonetic symbol and "Zhang" as the phonetic symbol.

2. "Zhang" refers to a kind of jade, which is divided into two halves longitudinally and shaped like a half reed.

3. Zhu Yuanzhang was originally named Zhu Chongba and later renamed Zhu Yuanzhang.

It is necessary to explain the meaning of the latter name: Zhang of Zhu Yuanzhang is a sharp weapon made of jade.

In fact, it means "kill Bird". Renaming is to strengthen the determination to destroy the yuan, which means that you are a sharp weapon to destroy the yuan.