1, from the Yellow Emperor. According to the New Tang Book. The genealogy of the Prime Minister says, "The fifth son of Qingyang's brother wielded a bow and arrow, and later generations gave him the surname Zhang." Therefore, it can be seen that he was once the inventor of an important weapon bow, and later took Zhang Wei as his surname. It belongs to the Zhang family in Hebei.

2, from the descendants of the Yellow Emperor Ji surname, according to "Tongzhi". According to "A Brief History of Clans", in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a doctor named Zhang Jie in the State of Jin, and his grandson took him as his surname, also called Zhang. In addition, Zhang was an official in the Jin Dynasty. After Korea, Zhao and Wei carved up the State of Jin in 403 BC, most of them moved away with the capitals of the three countries except some. It's for the Zhang family in Shanxi, Hebei and Henan.

3, from the given surname or his surname, his family changed his surname. Dragon, the leader of Nanman, lived in Yunnan. Zhuge Liang of Shu gave him the surname Zhang in the Three Kingdoms, and later generations took Zhang as their surname. Wei general Zhang Liao, formerly known as Nie, was later changed to Zhang. There are also some ethnic minorities who change their surnames to Zhang.