xìng

family name; surname

to be surnamed ...

woman (女) + birth sound (生) = family name

In ancient China, surnames were passed down through the mother's line, making 女 the meaningful heart of this character. 生 mainly contributes the sound xìng, though the idea of birth and lineage feels fitting.

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Words with 姓

隐名埋姓

yǐn míng mái xìng

to conceal one's identity

隐姓埋名

yǐn xìng mái míng

to conceal one's identity

顶名冒姓

dǐng míng mào xìng

to pretend to be sb else

鱼肉百姓

yú ròu bǎi xìng

to prey on the people

只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯

zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng

only the official is allowed to light the fire

同名同姓

tóng míng tóng xìng

having same given name and family name

单姓

dān xìng

single-character surname

国姓

guó xìng

Guoxing or Kuohsing Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan

国姓乡

guó xìng xiāng

Guoxing or Kuohsing Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan

姓名

xìng míng

surname and given name; full name

姓氏

xìng shì

family name

姓蒋还是姓汪

xìng jiǎng hái shi xìng wāng

friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4])

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