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姓 xìng

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姓 xìng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xìng | xing4
English translation
family name
surname
CL:個 gè
>个 gè [gè]
to be surnamed
name, family name, surname; clan, people

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About 姓 xìng

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HSK level

2

Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

姓 xìng

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 姓 xìng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女生 nǚ shēng

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

生 shēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 生 shēng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 姓 xìng

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请 qǐng 把 bǎ 姓名 xìng míng 写 xiě 在 zài 这 zhè 页 yè 上面 shàng miàn 的 de 空白 kòngbái 处 chǔ .

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这 zhè 位 wèi 医生 yīshēng 姓 xìng 马名强 Qiáng .

This doctor's surname is Ma and his given name , is Qiang .

这儿 zhè r 有 yǒu 姓 xìng 马 Mǎ 的 de 住户 zhù hù 吗 mǎ ?

Is there anyone named Ma living here?

他 tā 姓 xìng 王 Wáng .

He is surnamed Wang.

你 nǐ 姓 xìng 什么 shénme ?

What is your surname?

Words with 姓 xìng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
姓 xìng surname姓 xìng
姓名 xìng míng full name姓名 xìng míng
百姓 bǎi xìng common people百姓 bǎi xìng
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng ordinary people老百姓 lǎobǎixìng
姓氏 xìng shì family name姓氏 xìng shì
隐姓埋名 yǐn xìng mái míng living incognito隱姓埋名
贵姓 guì xìng what is your surname?貴姓
鱼肉百姓 yú ròu bǎi xìng to prey on the people魚肉百姓
百家姓 Bǎi jiā xìng The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames百家姓 Bǎi jiā xìng
复姓 fù xìng two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 Sī mǎ or 諸葛|诸葛 Zhū gě 複姓
赐姓 cì xìng to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)賜姓
汉姓 Hàn xìng Han surname漢姓
隐名埋姓 yǐn míng mái xìng living incognito隱名埋姓

姓 xìng Decomposition & Compounds

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姓 xìng Decomposition

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