To query the generation of the surname Zhang, you need to find the Zhang family tree and search in the Zhang family tree.
The Zhang family tree: Zi, Zhen, Jia, Sheng, Yuan, Yi, Ren, Yan, Shi, Ce, Ting, Zheng, Yu, Yong, Hong.
Origin of the surname Zhang:
1. Originated from the surname Ji:
Comed from Sun Hui of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times. It is a surname based on the official title. [3-4] This branch of the surname Zhang takes Qingyang (i.e. Qingyang, east of today's Qinghe County, Hebei Province) as its origin, and is the Qinghe Zhang family. There is a saying among the people that "everyone with the surname Zhang in the world comes from Qinghe".
Coming from the descendants of Huangdi Ji, they are named after the surname Ji. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a senior official in the Jin State who named Zhang Hou, and his descendants named him after his name, also known as the Zhang family.
2. Derived from changing the surname:
From the surname Nie. Zhang Liao, a general of the Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, was originally a descendant of Nie Yi (the initiator of the Mayi Conspiracy). His family changed his surname to Zhang to avoid resentment, and his descendants took Zhang as their surname. ?
Comes from the given surname. Long Youna, the Southern Barbarian chief who had lived in Yunnan for a long time, was given the surname Zhang by Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. From then on, his descendants took Zhang as their surname.
Extended information:
The Zhang family tree records the internal information of the Zhang family. It is usually initiated by the elders of the family or those with successful careers, and can only be compiled successfully if the whole family works together.
The Zhang family genealogy mainly promotes the spirit of patriotism, farming and studying, inheriting the family, internal and external harmony, and distinguishing right from wrong. It is of great significance to building a harmonious socialist society, cultivating excellent family traditions and tutoring, and inheriting the excellent culture of the Chinese nation.
Genealogy is also an important basis for distinguishing blood relatives. To determine the distance of blood relationship, we generally look at lineage, class (sect language), etc. Root-seeking methods generally include finding people who speak the same language near your hometown, searching for your own family tree, and posting root-seeking information on Tieba and other online tools.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Family Tree