Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
姓
xìng
Description
"姓"是一个人家族的名字，写在名字的前面。
"姓" is a person's family name, written before the given name.
在中国，很多人姓王、姓李或者姓张。
In China, many people have the surname Wang, Li, or Zhang.
Meanings
姓xìng
family name; surname
我的姓是李。
My surname is Li.
姓xìng
to have the surname of
你姓什么？
What is your surname?
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Notes
- Nuance
姓 is the family name; 名 is the given name, together forming 姓名.
- Usage
to ask politely for someone's surname, use 您贵姓？ instead of 你姓什么？
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