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Xi (surname)

Xi ( ; ) is the romanization in Pinyin of several different Chinese family names, including:

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  • / (; ) This is the most common surname romanized "Xi", making up approximately 0.01% of the population of Mainland China.
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Xi is spelled "Hsi" in Wade-Giles.

People

奚

It is the 45th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem written during the Song dynasty, around 1000 years ago.

席

It is the 133rd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem. During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji () changed their surname to Xi () because of naming taboo of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, whose given name was Ji ().

  • Xi Murong (; born 1943), Chinese writer
  • Xi Shengmo (; 1836–1896), Chinese religious leader
  • Xi Zezong (; 1927–2008), Chinese astronomer

習/ä¹Â

It is 332nd in the Hundred Family Surnames poem. However it is not among the 400 most common surnames, occupying 0.01% of the Han population.

  • Xi Zuochi (; 316–384), Chinese historian
  • Xi Zhongxun (; 1913–2002), Chinese politician, father of Xi Jinping
  • Xi Jinping (; born 1953), Chinese politician, CCP general secretary and 6th paramount leader of China
  • Xi Mingze (; born 1992), only child and daughter of Xi Jinping

郗

It is 234th in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Pen name

  • Xi Xi (), pseudonym of Zhang Yan (; 1937–2022), Chinese author and poet

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