Cho Chang was in Ravenclaw House though. "Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind." The Brainiacs. I find this signs description fitting too 卓. The person You quote tells it means "excellence, outstanding; profound; brilliant; lofty". She was rather railroaded in the movies. She did not betray Dumbledore's Army in the Books, but she did defend her Friend, who eventually did.

pov asian in ravenclaw 😂

https://www.reddit.com/r/harrypotter/comments/p0cbla/cho_chang_it_is_a_perfectly_beautiful_name/#:~:text=Cho%20Chang%20is%20translated%20as,movies%20were%20still%20coming%20out.

Haha it's basically the mandarin equivalent of her Latin based naming schemes, where they all have the root word defenitions adding depth to them (not just the extremely blatant ones like Sirius black, as obvious a name for a black dog as naming a ginger archer Orion Red

I didn't get that until i read this comment bc the pinyin for 秋 is qiu 😅

same

Huh, that’s actually pretty interesting! Thanks for the info!

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...isn't the first name the surname for Chinese people? So isn't it supposed to be Chang Cho if Cho is her given name? If Rowling was going to bother giving her a chinese name, she should have at least had the order in which it's written right, right?

That is not how countries work. In Uk names go first so legally she cannot have her surname first. You are also assuming that she is a first generation immigrant, which is absurd since asian people have lived in UK for a very long time now.

nah when they translate from chinese to english the last name goes as their last name. for example: with my name. in english, it's James (Last name), but in chinese 谢世杰, 谢 is my last name and 杰 is my first name. Basically, the order is changed according to where the first and last name go

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We know... So, so... But there could be much better names... "Cho" it really isn't so good. Even doesn't have a good combination with the surname, I suppose. Along with the surname, "Cho" doesn't sound so great.

It's not stereotypical. Not until idiots like you and the one making that initial comment actually say it is. Why can't things just be as they are. Without others pointing out stereotypical, and/or racial characteristics within something. Why point out the Chinese girls name as stereo typical. Why not names like john, bob, jasmin, Amanda, Nancy, Joe, Arnold, etc. this list can go on. Why not say those are stereotypical names when used? Bottom line is, your comment and the initial comment here, shows that you have racist characteristics.

Point is, they spelled her name the English way, instead of the Chinese way. Cho . . . that's not even a word in Chinese. You could have Cao, Chao, Cuo, Cha, Chun, Cuo, Que, Qiu or something like that and any of those words could be for the character. Those 8 sounds alone could total up to any of 32 characters for her first name. If it means "autumn" it would be "qiu tian". Don't know where the Chang part came from, but the Qiu might be ok as Cho . . . but that's still way off. Chang can mean long, sing, often, flourish, proper, sunlight . . . etc. Flourish and proper fit with Cho Chang, but I don't know where the rest go. She never sings, isn't long (not that I know of . . . but anyways . . .) and often . . . well, that doesn't make sense. I am of Chinese heritage and racism is one of the things that I hate the most. No, Cho Chang's name isn't a racist thing, but it isn't correct either.

if it was 秋 it would be qiu not cho

even if it was cantonese

I’m Chinese too :D

yes

And it shd really be Cho Chang not Chang Cho if in english name order

ya it just doesnt sound right

actually, her first name is a perfectly fine first name in chinese, and the surname (chang) is perfectly fine, albeit maybe a little stereotypical. (I think)

Those bullies were racist. Using actual Asian names on an actual Asian character isn't racist.

Agreed. You would be offended if it wasn't an asian name and then angry about an asian name. Who cares? There are larger issues out there.

People would bully kids for any reason. It has nothing to do with the books. I am sure that many kids called Harry were also bullied but it doesnt make the name racist

But yah its not like harry potter is a very interesting name. I dont have problem with the name Chang Cho. Just replying becoz in chinese culture it really is a very very common name

are you a dumbass or just an a*****e? they and literally everyone else in this planet can say whatever they want. my god

Yes, Indians are Asian as well. Asia is a HUGE continent, obviously. Russians are Asians too technically.

Ummmm Russians are not asians too. You can be smarter. Come on

A large segment of eastern Russians are classified as Asians. Just as Iranians, Iraqis, Persians, Anatolians, etc are Asians. Southwest Asians. Western Russians are the Vikings. The Rus settled the Scandanavian lands many millennia ago. Thus the Vikings were born

It's actually the other way around, the rus came from Rurik who was a swedish viking that settled russia.

You didn't know there are 100% Asian ethnicities in Russia, did you?

Which is an Asian country.

Kipling had Nag and Nagini in Rikki Tikki Tavi.

thank you for adding this

sammeeeee omg i thought it was just me

lol me too!

Not racist, no, it makes them ignorant, tho.

But one hardly ever refer an indian as asian, eventhough it would be correct to say so. One usually says for instance: "Ravi? Oh... he's indian", it's not like one would say "Ravi? Oh... he's asian".

Logical point but usually referring to them by their specific nationality is a lot different than not knowing Indians are Asian. Wtf continent do they think they are from?

You have made the most logical point

i don't mean this to say that other people are dense, but unless they see chinese, korean, japanese, vietnamese, etc. all together, most people probably just call people like us that look like that "asian", when, like you pointed out, it's correct to call indians asians too

Ouch, looks like Margot didn't know India is a part of Asia. Touchy much?

I'm gonna have to agree with ya.

If you don’t know India is in Asia you’re willfully ignorant. You probably don’t know that the Middle East is also Asia. And that Russians are Asian. It’s not excusable, it’s ridiculous. You have the internet. Use it to learn something. Wtf continent did you think India was on?

Hihi, actually, going by movies and TV shows, it might be James and Catherine (Cat for short, of course) ;p

Btw @Giobemo im not talking to you....