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姓

Mandarin · pinyin xìng

family name; surname
to be surnamed ...

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姓: xìng · one's family name; clan, people

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4 · xing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seng3 · sing3

Cantonese word readings for 姓. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character

surname; family name; clan name
to have the surname of
(figurative, often officialese) to belong to; to be classified as
a surname

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