姓 xìng▶ apellido

Stroke order

姓 is written in 8 strokes.

• 姓

Senses

1. family name; surname
2. to be surnamed ...

Example sentences

• 你姓什么？Nǐ xìng shénme?What is your surname?
• 我不认识他姓什么。Wǒ bù rènshi tā xìng shénme.I do not know his surname.

Related words

• 老百姓Gente común

姓 is pronounced xìng and means “apellido”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 姓 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.