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Information of 姓

Pinyin xìng

Radical

女

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

surname / family name / name

姓 (xìng) Noun 1. A character indicating one's family or clan. - Examples: 姓氏 (surname), 姓名 (full name), 贵姓 (a polite way to ask for someone's surname). 2. Common people. - Examples: 万姓 (ten thousand surnames), 老百姓 (the common folks). 3. Life or living. - Example: "命,性命" (life). 4. Government officials. - Examples: "官吏" (officials). 5. A general term for descendants. - Example: "子孙" (descendants). Verb To name or to call. - Example usage: "命名，称呼" (to name, to call). References: 1. 说文: "姓，人所生也。" (Surname is what people are born with.) 2. 春秋·隐公八年: "天子建德，因生以赐姓。" (The Emperor bestows surnames based on birth.) 3. 史记·刘敬叔孙通列传: "赐姓刘氏，拜为郎中。" (Bestowed the surname Liu and appointed as an official.) 4. 后汉书·张衡传: "世为著姓。" (Famous for their surnames across generations.) 5. 刘恕《通鉴外纪》: "姓者，统其祖考之所自出，氏者，别其子孙之所自分。" (The surname represents the origin of ancestors, while the clan signifies the division amongst descendants.) Examples of usage: - 姓族 (clan or family of surnames), - 姓字 (surname and given name), - 姓系 (lineage of surnames), - 姓第 (ranking of surnames). Verb, further references: 1. 史记·项羽本纪: "项氏世世为楚将，封于项，故姓项氏。" (The Xiang family has been generals of Chu, hence the surname Xiang.) 2. 唐·柳宗元《愚溪诗序》: "或曰，冉氏尝居也，故姓是溪曰冉溪。" (It is said that the Ran family once lived there, hence the stream is called Ranxi.)

姓名 xìng míng

surname and given name / full name

百姓 bǎi xìng

common people

隐姓埋名 yǐn xìng mái míng

to conceal one's identity / living incognito

隐名埋姓 yǐn míng mái xìng

to conceal one's identity / living incognito

种姓 zhǒng xìng

caste (traditional Indian social division)

老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng

ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL:個|个[ge4]

姓氏 xìng shì

family name

平民百姓 píng mín bǎi xìng

civilian / plain folk / plain citizen

尊姓 zūn xìng

Surname

异姓 yì xìng

Different surname

国姓 Guó xìng

Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan

同姓 tóng xìng

of the same surname

复姓 fù xìng

two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 or 諸葛|诸葛

大姓 dà xìng

surname of an aristocratic family

贵姓 guì xìng

what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname?

百姓家 bǎi xìng jiā

People's home

九姓 jiǔ xìng

Nine Surnames

指名道姓 zhǐ míng dào xìng

mention by name / name names

黎民百姓 lí mín bǎi xìng

Li people

刘姓 liú xìng

Liu（姓氏）

外姓 wài xìng

(people) not of the same surname