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姓
xìng
Main
English Definitionfamily name; surname; to be surnamed
Simplified Script姓
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxìng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sing3
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
Measure Words个
Topical Word Lists
Owner of society/family/Chinese surnames
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=1,5

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Words With Same Head Word    
姓名xìngmíngsurname and given name; full name
姓氏xìngshìfamily name
姓名住址xìngmíng zhùzhǐsuperscription
Words With Same Tail Word    
贵姓guìxìngwhat is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?
老百姓lǎo bǎixìngordinary people; the "person in the street"
百姓bǎixìngcommon people
鱼肉百姓yúròu bǎixìngto prey on the people
平民百姓píngmín bǎixìngordinary people
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