姓 xìng surname; family
Made up of [女 nǚ female; woman radical 38, 生 shēng produce; bear radical 100]Made with 8 strokes.
Combining 'female' and 'produce' gives the idea of family.
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Also uses 女 nǚ component: 矮 ǎi (low) 安 ān (peace) 妇 fù (woman) 姑 gū (paternal aunt) 好 hǎo (good) 婚 hūn (to marry) 姐 jiě (elder sister) 楼 lóu (multi-story building) 妈 mā (mother) 妹 mèi (younger sister) 奶 nǎi (milk) 如 rú (as) 始 shǐ (to begin) 她 tā (she) 妄 wàng (absurd) 要 yào (want)
Also uses 生 shēng component: 胜 shèng (victory) 星 xīng (star)
Sounds same
幸 xìng (fortunate)Different tone
星 xīng (star) 兴 xīng (prosper) 行 xíng (permitted)Pronunciation
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