姓 xìng surname; family
Made up of [女 nǚ female; woman radical 38, 生 shēng produce; bear radical 100]Made with 8 strokes.
Combining 'female' and 'produce' gives the idea of family.
Related characters
Also uses 女 nǚ component: 矮 ǎi (low) 安 ān (peace) ; 妇 fù (woman) ; 姑 gū (paternal aunt) ; 好 hǎo (good) ; 婚 hūn (to marry) ; 姐 jiě (elder sister) ; 楼 lóu (multi-story building) ; 妈 mā (mother) ; 妹 mèi (younger sister) ; 奶 nǎi (milk) ; 如 rú (as) ; 始 shǐ (to begin) ; 她 tā (she) ; 妄 wàng (absurd) ; 要 yào (want)
Also uses 生 shēng component: 胜 shèng (victory) 星 xīng (star)
Sounds same
幸 xìng (fortunate)Different tone
星 xīng (star) ; 兴 xīng (prosper) ; 行 xíng (permitted)Pronunciation
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