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

Related Words

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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