姓 xìng be surnamed; surname

Example sentences

你姓什么？Nǐ xìng shénme?What's your last name?
我不知道他姓什么。Wǒ bù zhīdào tā xìng shénme.I don't know his surname.

HSK 2 — elementary Mandarin: 150 new words, 300 in all. You can handle basic daily tasks and simple routine exchanges. In HSK 3.0, 姓 is in band 2. HSK 2 explained

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This is中姓, your surname. Someone might ask you this.

中你姓什么？

What's your last name? Come and answer it out loud.

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Stroke order

姓 is written in 8 strokes.

姓 — the Chinese character for be surnamed; surname (xìng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 姓 — be surnamed; surname

Senses

family name; surname
to be surnamed ...

Related words

Where 姓 lives

HSK 2 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 2 Practise Topic: People Practise Topic: Language and writing Practise Topic: Communication Practise

姓 is pronounced xìng and means “be surnamed; surname”.