| 姓 | [ xìng ] family name, surname, CL:個|个[ge4], to be surnamed |
| 姓名 | [ xìng míng ] surname and given name, full name |
| 姓氏 | [ xìng shì ] family name |
| ⇒ 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 | [ zhǐ xǔ zhoū guān fàng huǒ bù xǔ baǐ xìng diǎn dēng ] only the official is allowed to light the fire, Gods may do what cattle may not, quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi |
| ⇒ 同名同姓 | [ tóng míng tóng xìng ] having same given name and family name |
| ⇒ 國姓 | [ guó xìng ] Guoxing or Kuohsing Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan |
| ⇒ 國姓鄉 | [ guó xìng xiāng ] Guoxing or Kuohsing Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan |
| ⇒ 娘家姓 | [ niáng jia xìng ] maiden name (of married woman) |
| ⇒ 平頭百姓 | [ píng toú baǐ xìng ] common people |
| ⇒ 普通老百姓 | [ pǔ tōng laǒ baǐ xìng ] common people, average people, hoi polloi |
| ⇒ 漢姓 | [ hàn xìng ] Han surname, Chinese surname |
| ⇒ 百姓 | [ baǐ xìng ] common people |
| ⇒ 百家姓 | [ baǐ jiā xìng ] The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames |
| ⇒ 種姓 | [ zhǒng xìng ] caste (traditional Indian social division) |
| ⇒ 種姓制 | [ zhǒng xìng zhì ] caste system (traditional Indian social division) |
| ⇒ 種姓製度 | [ zhǒng xìng zhì dù ] caste system |
| ⇒ 老百姓 | [ laǒ baǐ xìng ] ordinary people, the "person in the street", CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 行不改姓，坐不改名 | [ xíng bù gaǐ xìng zuò bù gaǐ míng ] see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4] |
| ⇒ 行不更名，坐不改姓 | [ xíng bù gēng míng zuò bù gaǐ xìng ] I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed), fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions |
| ⇒ 複姓 | [ fù xìng ] two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 or 諸葛|诸葛 |
| ⇒ 貴姓 | [ guì xìng ] what is your surname?, (May I ask) your surname? |
| ⇒ 賜姓 | [ cì xìng ] to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group) |
| ⇒ 隱名埋姓 | [ yǐn míng maí xìng ] to conceal one's identity, living incognito |
| ⇒ 隱姓埋名 | [ yǐn xìng maí míng ] to conceal one's identity, living incognito |
| ⇒ 頂名冒姓 | [ dǐng míng maò xìng ] to pretend to be sb else |
| ⇒ 魚肉百姓 | [ yú roù baǐ xìng ] to prey on the people |
