姓
Pinyin: xìng
surname; to be surnamed
Example sentence
我姓王,叫王明。
Wǒ xìng Wáng, jiào Wáng Míng.
My surname is Wang; I'm Wang Ming.
What 姓 means
姓 (xìng) is a Chinese word meaning “surname; to be surnamed”. It belongs to the Family & People topic and appears at HSK 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.