xìng
one's family name
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 姓
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
surname | ||
full name | ||
common people | ||
ordinary people | ||
family name |
Sources