漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
姓: surname
JLPT N28 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
女 carries the meaning · 生 gives the sound
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
セイsei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 姓せいsurname, family name
- 姓名せいめいfull name
- 旧姓きゅうせいmaiden name
- 同姓同名どうせいどうめいsame family & personal name
- 改姓するかいせいするchange one's family name
ショウshou · on'yomi
- 百姓ひゃくしょうfarmer, peasant
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
姓 takes the 生 family's reading, セイ (sei).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side姓 surname · 女
vs性 sex · 忄In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xìng
Same form: 姓 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 姓 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 姓 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xìng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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