Xuan (surname)
Xuan ([ɕɥɛ́n]) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the rare 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]
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| Pronunciation | Xuān (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hsüan, Hsuan |
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 Ruohan (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
- Wang Yiwei Alaina, wife of Joyce Xuan
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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