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HSK 5
姓
xìng
1.
family name
2.
surname
3.
CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
4.
to be surnamed
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
汉姓
Hànxìng
Han surname
百姓
bǎixìng
common people
复姓
fùxìng
two-character surname such as [[司馬|司马]] or [[諸葛|诸葛]]
种姓
zhǒngxìng
caste (traditional Indian social division)
姓名
xìngmíng
name and surname
姓氏
xìngshì
family name
贵姓
guìxìng
what is your name?
国姓
Guóxìng
Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county [[南投縣|南投县<Nántóuxiàn>]], central Taiwan
赐姓
cìxìng
to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)
种姓制
zhǒngxìngzhì
caste system (traditional Indian social division)
老百姓
lǎobǎixìng
ordinary people
娘家姓
niángjiaxìng
maiden name (of married woman)
百家姓
Bǎijiāxìng
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
国姓乡
Guóxìngxiāng
Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county [[南投縣|南投县<Nántóuxiàn>]], central Taiwan
鱼肉百姓
yúròubǎixìng
to prey on the people
同名同姓
tóngmíngtóngxìng
having same given name and family name
平头百姓
píngtóubǎixìng
common people
种姓制度
zhǒngxìngzhìdù
caste system
隐名埋姓
yǐnmíngmáixìng
to conceal one's identity
隐姓埋名
yǐnxìngmáimíng
to conceal one's identity
Example Sentences (4)
我知道她的名字，她姓杨，叫杨笑笑，她姐姐是我同学。
wǒ zhīdào tā de míngzi, tā xìng Yáng, jiào Yáng Xiàoxiào, tā jiějie shì wǒ tóngxué.
I know her name. Her last name is Yang, and she is called Yang Xiaoxiao. Her older sister is my classmate.
Text 2
是去年来的，她姓王，二十八岁。
shì qùnián lái de,tā xìng wáng,èr shí bā suì.
She came last year, her surname is Wang, twenty-eight years old.
Text 4
而且还会觉得有点奇怪有些国家的人名写在姓前面，
érqiě hái huì juéde yǒudiǎn qíguài yǒuxiē guójiā de rénmíng xiě zài xìng qiánmiàn,
And also find it a bit strange that in some countries people's names are written before the surname,
Text 4
有些国家的人名写在姓后面，但是只要经过一段时间，就会慢慢地习惯。
Yǒu xiē guó jiā de rén míng xiě zài xìng hòu miàn, dàn shì zhǐ yào jīng guò yí duàn shí jiān, jiù huì màn màn de xí guàn.
In some countries, people's names are written after the surname, but after some time, you will gradually get used to it.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,148
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,619 of 84,292