Keyword
family name
- name
- surname
- clan
- people
- Frequency
- #1394
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
女 (woman) gives the meaning and 生 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
百姓
common people
姓
family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
老百姓
ordinary people; the "person in the street"
姓氏
family name
种姓
caste (traditional Indian social division)
贵姓
what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?
隐姓埋名
to conceal one's identity; living incognito
改姓
to change one's surname
百家姓
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
汉姓
a Han family name (surname); (esp.) a Han surname adopted by a person of another ethnic group
复姓
to revert to one's original surname; two-character surname (such as 司马 (Sīmǎ) or 诸葛 (Zhūgě))
同名同姓
having same given name and family name
赐姓
(of an emperor) to bestow a surname
单姓
single-character surname
平头百姓
common people; ordinary people
鱼肉百姓
to prey on the people