姓 Stroke Order — How to Write 姓
姓 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
姓 Radical and Character Components
姓 is a phono-semantic compound: 女 (woman) carries the meaning, while 生 indicates the sound.
Radical: 女 + 5 more strokes
姓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- xìng
Meanings of 姓 in Chinese
xìng姓
More words with 姓
- guì贵xìng姓What is your surname?
- láo老bǎi百xìng姓ordinary people, common people
- bǎi百xìng姓common people, ordinary people
- tóng同xìng姓same surname, same family name
- fù复xìng姓compound surname, two-character surname
- zhǒng种xìng姓caste, social caste
- jiàn贱xìng姓My surname, My family name
- lù甪xìng姓Lu surname, Lu family name
- páng逄xìng姓Pang family name, Pang surname
- xì舄xìng姓Xie surname, Surname Xie
- gǎi改xìng姓To change one's surname, To change one's family name
- jí姞xìng姓Ji surname
- mào冒xìng姓to use a false surname, to assume a different surname
- mǐ芈xìng姓Mi surname, Mi clan
- qū诎xìng姓concealed surname, hidden surname
- rǔ汝xìng姓Your surname, Your family name
- sì姒xìng姓Si surname
- tuō脱xìng姓change surname, drop surname
- wàn万xìng姓all surnames, the populace
- yì异xìng姓different surname, different family name
Idioms with 姓
- xìng姓shèn甚míng名shuí谁What is your name?
- èr二xìng姓zhī之hǎo好alliance between two families by marriage
- gǎi改míng名huàn换xìng姓change one's name and identity
- gāo高xìng姓dà大míng名May I ask your esteemed name?
- gēng更míng名gǎi改xìng姓change one's name and surname
- gèng更xìng姓gǎi改míng名change one's name
- lí黎mín民bǎi百xìng姓the common folk
- píng平mín民bǎi百xìng姓ordinary common people
- píng平tóu头bǎi百xìng姓ordinary common folk
- yì异xìng姓gǔ骨ròu肉not blood relatives but like family
- yǐn隐xìng姓mái埋míng名conceal one's identity
- yú鱼ròu肉bǎi百xìng姓oppress and exploit common people
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Open the tool →Questions about 姓
What does 姓 mean in Chinese?
姓 (xìng) means “Common people” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 姓?
姓 is pronounced xìng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 姓 have?
姓 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 姓?
姓 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 女. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 姓?
The radical of 姓 is 女, and 姓 is a phono-semantic compound.