姓 姓 xing4
family name; surname; to be surnamed

strokes 8
radical
女
女
strokes after radical 5
百家姓 百家姓 bai3 jia1 xing4
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames

百姓 百姓 bai3 xing4
common people

赐姓 賜姓 ci4 xing4
to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)

顶名冒姓 頂名冒姓 ding3 ming2 mao4 xing4
to pretend to be sb else

复姓 複姓 fu4 xing4
two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 or 諸葛|诸葛

贵姓 貴姓 gui4 xing4
what is your name?

国姓 國姓 guo2 xing4
Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan

国姓乡 國姓鄉 guo2 xing4 xiang1
Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan

汉姓 漢姓 han4 xing4
Han surname; Chinese surname

老百姓 老百姓 lao3 bai3 xing4
ordinary people; the "person in the street"

娘家姓 娘家姓 niang2 jia5 xing4
maiden name (of married woman)

平头百姓 平頭百姓 ping2 tou2 bai3 xing4
common people

普通老百姓 普通老百姓 pu3 tong1 lao3 bai3 xing4
common people; average people; hoi polloi

同名同姓 同名同姓 tong2 ming2 tong2 xing4
having same given name and family name

行不改姓，坐不改名 行不改姓，坐不改名 xing2 bu4 gai3 xing4 - zuo4 bu4 gai3 ming2
see 行不更名，坐不改姓

行不更名，坐不改姓 行不更名，坐不改姓 xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 - zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed); fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions

姓名 姓名 xing4 ming2
name and surname

姓氏 姓氏 xing4 shi4
family name

隐名埋姓 隱名埋姓 yin3 ming2 mai2 xing4
to conceal one's identity; living incognito

隐姓埋名 隱姓埋名 yin3 xing4 mai2 ming2
to conceal one's identity; living incognito

鱼肉百姓 魚肉百姓 yu2 rou4 bai3 xing4
to prey on the people

只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 - bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1
only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

种姓 種姓 zhong3 xing4
caste (traditional Indian social division)

种姓制 種姓制 zhong3 xing4 zhi4
caste system (traditional Indian social division)

种姓制度 種姓製度 zhong3 xing4 zhi4 du4
caste system