姓

xìng

x+ìng·4th tone

family name; surname · to be surnamed...

Radical: 女 Strokes: 8 HSK 2

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

姓=女+生

Etymology

woman

Meanings

family name; surname

to be surnamed...

xìng

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Words with 姓 107 total

(of an emperor) to bestow a surname赐姓cì xìng single-character surname单姓dān xìng

Idioms with 姓 26 total Chain

(idiom) to change one's name and surname; to assume a new identity变名易姓biàn míng yì xìng to pretend to be sb else顶名冒姓dǐng míng mào xìng