姓 (sing3) — surname; family name; clan name | [antonym] 名 in Cantonese
sing˗₃姓Mandarin Pinyin: xing4
Meaning of 姓
nounsurname; family name; clan name | [antonym] 名
Example Sentences with 姓
zungˉ¹中gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人ge˗₃嘅sing˗₃姓haiˍ₆係fong˗₃放haiˊ²喺cinˎ₄前minˍ₆面ge˗₃嘅。
Chinese put their surnames to the front.
cingˊ²請manˍ₆問neiˏ₅你zyunˉ¹尊sing˗₃姓daaiˍ₆大mingˎ₄名?
May I ask your full name?
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個janˎ₄人sing˗₃姓Ngai6.魏。
This person's surname is Wei.
ngoˏ₅我sing˗₃姓jauˉ¹邱
My surname is Yau.
neiˏ₅你sikˉ¹識mˎ₄唔sikˉ¹識sing˗₃姓laai6?賴？
Do you know anyone surnamed Lai?
Words Containing 姓
姓賴sing3 laai6
rascally, shameless, unreasonable (Lit. (your) family name / Chinese surname is "Lai")
小姓siu2 sing3
my (humble) surname is ...
普通老百姓pou2 tung1 lou5 baak3 sing3
common people; average people; hoi polloi
中文姓氏zung1 man4 sing3 si6
a Chinese language surname
百家姓baak3 gaa1 sing3
"The hundred family surnames", a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China
韓國姓氏hon4 gwok3 sing3 si6
a Korean surname
複姓fuk1 sing3
double-barreled English surname (usu with a hyphen)
姓名sing3 ming4
full name (surname 姓, and given name 名)
指名道姓zi2 ming4 dou6 sing3
mention by name
尊姓大名zyun1 sing3 daai6 ming4
Your name
貴姓gwai3 sing3
(polite) your name | Used when querying someone else's name | e.g.: 請問貴姓? May I know your name?
同姓tung4 sing3
of the same surname
Want to actually remember 姓?
Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.