Xun (surname)
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Pronunciation | Xún (Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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Variant form(s) | Hsün, Hsun |
Xun ([ɕy̌n]) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 荀 in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsün in Wade–Giles. Xun is the 201st surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the top 300 most common Chinese surnames.[2]
Notable people[]
- (荀息; died 651 BC), minister of Duke Wu of Jin, enfeoffed at Xun
- Xun Kuang or Master Xun (ca. 312–230 BC), ancient Confucian philosopher
- Xun Shuang (128–190), Eastern Han dynasty politician and historian
- Xun Chen (fl. 2nd century), Eastern Han dynasty advisor to warlord Han Fu
- Xun You (157–214), Eastern Han dynasty statesman and adviser to warlord Cao Cao
- Xun Yu (163–212), Eastern Han dynasty statesman and adviser to warlord Cao Cao
- Xun Yi (died 274), Jin dynasty politician
- Xun Can (c. 209–237), Three Kingdoms-era scholar and philosopher
- Xun Xu (died 289), Western Jin dynasty politician, artist and musician
- (荀崧; 263–329), Jin dynasty official and governor, descendant of Xun Yu
- Xun Guan (born 303), Jin dynasty military commander, daughter of Xun Song
- Lady Xun (died 335), mother of Emperor Ming of Jin
- Xun Huisheng (1900–1968), Peking opera singer
References[]
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
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- Surnames
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