Read Edit View history 姓 xìng HSK2 one's family name Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas xìng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 姓 Simp strokes 姓 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 姓 Simp strokes 姓 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 姓 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 274, 787 ], [ 300, 769 ], [ 320, 734 ], [ 265, 463 ], [ 213, 285 ], [ 233, 265 ], [ 392, 183 ], [ 417, 159 ], [ 431, 124 ] ], [ [ 378, 507 ], [ 397, 493 ], [ 413, 469 ], [ 392, 364 ], [ 361, 272 ], [ 311, 191 ], [ 275, 153 ], [ 221, 113 ], [ 153, 81 ] ], [ [ 45, 401 ], [ 99, 381 ], [ 192, 412 ], [ 347, 448 ], [ 369, 464 ] ], [ [ 523, 576 ], [ 549, 554 ], [ 552, 543 ], [ 541, 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572 657 486 L 656 441 Q 655 377 654 308 L 654 262 Q 654 184 654 102 C 654 72 702 78 702 108 Z", "M 654 102 Q 560 92 453 78 Q 431 77 447 59 Q 460 46 479 39 Q 500 33 516 38 Q 645 72 946 72 Q 965 72 971 80 Q 977 92 960 106 Q 906 146 843 132 Q 785 123 702 108 L 654 102 Z" ] } 8 strokes 姓 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 267, 792 ], [ 322, 727 ], [ 214, 283 ], [ 401, 177 ], [ 433, 124 ] ], [ [ 371, 512 ], [ 415, 467 ], [ 357, 265 ], [ 257, 138 ], [ 148, 82 ] ], [ [ 34, 404 ], [ 100, 381 ], [ 377, 462 ] ], [ [ 519, 578 ], [ 555, 540 ], [ 457, 360 ] ], [ [ 546, 457 ], [ 845, 509 ] ], [ [ 539, 282 ], [ 830, 311 ] ], [ [ 633, 782 ], [ 694, 724 ], [ 676, 95 ] ], [ [ 451, 65 ], [ 860, 103 ], [ 967, 91 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M335,184Q426,121 429,119Q438,120 442,132Q448,144 439,174Q430,204 366,231C336,243 336,243 321,249Q293,261 255,274Q236,281 235,300Q253,355 270,410C278,437 278,437 282,450Q309,546 332,644Q342,692 360,716Q373,738 365,751Q352,769 305,797Q284,809 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536,451 543,448Q544,448 547,446Q586,422 644,439Q648,440 656,441C691,450 691,450 709,454Z", "M705,272Q747,282 791,290Q825,297 831,303Q840,310 835,320Q828,332 798,339Q774,343 706,323C671,313 671,313 654,308Q608,299 554,294Q517,287 543,270Q583,249 654,262C688,269 688,269 705,272Z", "M702,108Q703,193 705,272C706,306 706,306 706,323Q707,390 709,454C710,485 710,485 710,501Q719,696 729,721Q742,743 727,756Q690,784 660,794Q644,797 629,785Q623,778 630,765Q660,714 659,654Q658,572 657,486C656,456 656,456 656,441Q655,377 654,308C654,277 654,277 654,262Q654,184 654,102C654,86 702,92 702,108Z", "M654,102Q560,92 453,78Q431,77 447,59Q460,46 479,39Q500,33 516,38Q645,72 946,72Q965,72 971,80Q977,92 960,106Q906,146 843,132Q785,123 702,108C670,104 670,104 654,102Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified 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