Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 姓


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Meaning

family name, surname

Pronunciation

xìng

Explanation

Left: woman , right: life (The twig at the growing plant stands for life.)

Mnemonic

The woman lives under her family name.

Radicals

woman
life
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Vocabulary

老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people; the "person in the street"
百姓 bǎi xìng common people

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