xìng

  1. xìng noun family name; surname
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 姓氏 in this sense (Guoyu '姓' n 2; Han Dian '姓' n 1; Kroll 2015 '姓' 1; NCCED '姓' 1; Unihan '姓')
  2. xìng verb to have the surname
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 命名 or 称呼 in this sense (Han Dian '姓' v 1; NCCED '姓' 2)
  3. xìng noun life
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 命 or 性命 in this sense (Han Dian '姓' n 4)
  4. xìng noun a government official
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 官吏 in this sense (Han Dian '姓' n 5)
  5. xìng noun common people
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 平民 or 老百姓 in this sense (Han Dian '姓' n 6)
  6. xìng noun descendents
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 子孙 in this sense (Han Dian '姓' n 7; Kroll 2015 '姓' 2)
  7. xìng noun a household; a clan
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 姓 is synonymous with 家族 or 姓族 in this sense (Han Dian '姓' n 3; NCCED '姓' 1; Unihan '姓')
  8. xìng noun family name; lineage; gotra
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: gotra, Japanese: sei, or: shou (BCSD '姓', p. 360; MW 'gotra'; Unihan '姓')

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