xìng
姓 (xìng) is a Chinese word meaning “family name; surname; to be surnamed ...”.
Meanings
- 1family name; surname
- 2to be surnamed ...
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
Related words
姓名surname and given name; full name百姓common people姓氏family name老百姓ordinary people隐姓埋名to conceal one's identity贵姓what is your surname?复姓to revert to one's original surname复姓two-character surname (such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3])百家姓The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames单姓single-character surname只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯only the official is allowed to light the fire同名同姓having same given name and family name