xìng

surname; family name (in 姓氏)

HSK 2

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • xìngfamily name; surname; 个[gè]

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

姓名xìng míng

full name

xìng

surname; family name

姓氏xìng shì

surname

老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng

ordinary people; common people

百家姓bǎi jiā xìng

Book of Family Names

同名同姓tóng míng tóng xìng

having same given name and family name

5Example Sentences

他姓李。

tā xìng lǐ。

His surname is Li.

在中国,姓在名字前面。

zài zhōng guó, xìng zài míng zì qián miàn。

In China, the surname comes before the given name.

Other Characters Pronounced “xing”