Xuan (surname)
Not to be confused with Xun (surname).
| Xuan (宣) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pronunciation | Xuān (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Hsüan, Hsuan |
Xuan ([ɕɥɛ́n])[nb 1] is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 宣 in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsüan in Wade–Giles. Xuan is the 178th 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
- Xuan Zeng (宣缯); fl. early 13th century), high minister of the Southern Song dynasty
- Xuan Xiafu (宣侠父; 1899–1938), Communist agent assassinated by the KMT
- Xuan Jinglin (宣景琳; 1907–1992), actress
- Hsuan Ming-chih (宣明智; born 1952), former general manager of UMC
- Jessica Hsuan or Xuan Xuan (born 1970), Hong Kong actress
- Xuan Zan, fictional character in the classical novel Water Margin
Notes
- ↑ An approximation of the pronunciation in English is /ˈʃjuːæn/.
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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